Top 20 Architect celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Architect celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
I. M. Pei was born
on April 26, 1917
in Guangzhou, China.
He founded I.M. Pei & Associates in 1955 after working for seven years under notable New York real estate magnate William Zeckendorf; his organization would become known as I.M. Pei & Partners in 1966, then Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989.
Net Worth 2020: $150 Million
Erno Rubik was born
on July 13, 1944
in Budapest, Hungary.
He founded the International Rubik Foundation to support young talented engineers and architects.
Net Worth 2020: $100 Million
Frank Gehry was born
on February 28, 1929
in Toronto, Canada.
He designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Vitra Design Museum, and New York City's 8 Spruce Street, as well as Miami Beach's New World Center, Prague's Dancing House, and the National
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial.
Net Worth 2020: $100 Million
Frank Lloyd Wright was born
on June 8, 1867
in Richland Center, United States.
His most famous work, Fallingwater from 1935, was called "the best all-time work of American architecture" and was an example of his belief in organic architecture; it was at one time, however, in danger of falling into the water beneath it.
Net Worth 2020: $25 Million
Renzo Piano was born
on September 14, 1937
in Genoa, Italy.
He was listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2006, ranking No. 10 in the Arts and Entertainment category.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Sarah Winchester was born
on September 1, 1839
in New Haven, United States.
Although Winchester's biographer disputes the claim, legend holds it that, due to Winchester's obsession with the number thirteen, many architectural features of the Winchester Mystery House (such as bathrooms, windows, etc.) were constructed in numbers or clusters of thirteen.
Net Worth 2020: $15 Million
Michael Graves was born
on July 9, 1934
in Indianapolis, United States.
He went on to design domestic products for Target and J.C. Penney; he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2010.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Louis Sullivan was born
on September 3, 1856
in Boston, United States.
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Salary 2020: $1.2 million
Jo Johnson was born
on December 23, 1971
in England.
His father was former Conservative MEP Stanley Johnson and his mother was an artist.
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Salary 2020: 11 million USD (2016)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born
on March 27, 1886
in Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Germany.
Louis Kahn was born
on February 20, 1901
in Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire, United States.
Antoni Gaudi was born
on June 25, 1852
in Reus, Spain.
He was known for integrating ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging, and carpentry into his designs.
Rem Koolhaas was born
on November 17, 1944
in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
He co-founded Volume Magazine in 2005; his writing work had already gained credibility after the publication of "Delirious New York" in 1978 and "S,M,L,XL" in 1995.
Santiago Calatrava was born
on July 28, 1951
in Valencia, Spain.
His roughly $4-billion World Trade Center Transportation Hub was a futuristic train station that was created for the site of New York City's reconstructed World Trade Center.
John Wetteland was born
on August 21, 1966
in San Mateo, United States.
From 1997-2000, he played for the Texas Rangers.
Robert Venturi was born
on June 25, 1925
in Philadelphia, United States.
He received the Pritzker Prize in 1991 and requested that his wife and collaborator, Denise Scott Brown, be included with him, but the Pritzker Prize jury ultimately refused.
John Lautner was born
on July 16, 1911
in United States.
His houses, like the Silvertop home overlooking the Silverlake area of Los Angeles, were used by Hollywood productions, including "Diamonds are Forever," the 1971 James Bond film.
Kevin Roche was born
on June 14, 1922
in Ireland.
His work included the Oakland Museum of California, The Ford Foundation in New York, and many other museums, theaters, corporate offices, and banks.
Richard Rogers was born
on July 23, 1933
in Florence, Italy.
His firm was chosen to design Tower 3 of the new World Trade Center at Ground Zero in New York City.
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Salary 2020: $1,046,000
Daniel Burnham was born
on September 4, 1846
in Henderson, United States.
