Top 20 Architect celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Architect celebrities [Updated March 6, 2021].
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
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
Louis Kahn was born
on February 20, 1901
in Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire, United States.
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.
Daniel Burnham was born
on September 4, 1846
in Henderson, United States.
Richard Meier was born
on October 12, 1934
in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., United States.
Gyo Obata was born
on February 28, 1923
in United States.
His work included the Houston Galleria in Texas and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
Florence Knoll was born
on May 24, 1917
in United States.
She designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance building in Bloomfield, Connecticut, as well as the interior for the CBS Building, locating in New York City.
Philip Johnson was born
on July 8, 1906
in Cleveland, United States.
He championed the modernist aesthetic of the new wave of architects at the Museum of Modern Art, and on his own, he designed the AT&T Building on Madison Avenue and the Seagram Building in Midtown Manhattan.
Isamu Noguchi was born
on November 17, 1904
in United States.
Japanese-American artist and landscape architect who produced the modern piece of furniture known as the Noguchi table, as well as various sculptures and public works. He additionally contributed stage sets to several Martha Graham productions.
He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1962, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971, and he received the National Medal of Arts award in 1987.
Richard Erdman was born
on June 1, 1925
in United States.
He starred in one very long season of NBC's The Tab Hunter Show as the character Richard Fairchild III.
Henry Hobson Richardson was born
on September 29, 1838
in Priestly Plantation, St. James Parish, Louisiana, U.S., United States.
Lawrence Scarpa was born
on October 28, 1959
in United States.
He was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 2010.
Howard Dwight Smith was born
on February 21, 1886
in Dayton, United States.
His former boss, Pope, persuaded him to design the new football stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and while there, he also participated in the construction of many other University buildings.
Horace Trumbauer was born
on December 28, 1868
in United States.
He employed in 1906 the first African-American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Architecture Department, Julian Abele. He would later make Abele his chief designer.
Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps was born
on June 2, 1882
in United States.
He was named Nevada State Architect in 1919. Since the position was eliminated in 1926, he became the only person to occupy it.
