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teamjdc
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| I hate to see Gehry on such a list, but at least no one has mentioned Tigerman! |
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lekizz
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | here is a top 10 of architects that everyone should know about. |
You said it yourself, wolfarchitect, you were listing a 'top 10' of architects, not just 10 (of many) important/fashionable names. Glad you have cleared up what you actually meant  |
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tSlater
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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"Best" is most certainly in the eye of the beholder. Many people seem to love Frank Lloyd Wright, but personally I do not regard him as great at all. I've heard several times about people quickly moving out of his buildings because they were "unliveable," despite being pretty to look at. To me, that isn't an architect, that's just a sculptor sculpting something which resembles a to-scale dwelling.
Michaelangelo and Leonardo are both excellent architects in my opinion. |
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RSCarcht
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FLW's repution for leaky buildings is really just anti-architectural claptrap. Many of FLW buildings have been beloved since they were first built and are occupied to this day. Buildings do have to function but to be great art, they most also be creative and orginal.
Although FLW is by no means my "favorite" architect I think you would be hard pressed to name a "greater" architect. He essentially had three careers of which any one of which would have put him in the Pantheon of Architecture:
--His early period translated Victorian materials into the first truly modern architectural style.
--His usonian phase was the translation of ancient forms into efficient environmentally-aware works of architecture.
--His late phase was positively futuristic and buildings done fifty years ago would look innovative and extraodinary even if they were built today.
His legacy as an artist is really too enormous to ignore, even if he was an egocentric and difficult man.
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musecollector
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: Best Architect Of All Time |
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| Its all about taste, I agree with many of the listed on this pages, I wonder why no one names Gaudí?? He is for me on of the top 10 of all time, doesnt him? |
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mr_minimal
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The truth is some of the best architects most of us have probably not heard of. Its the ones that can sell themselves the best that we know. just for kick though here is a top 10 of architects that everyone should know about. there is no "best" its all relative
1. FLW
2. Le Corbusier
3. Van de Rohe
4. Eisenman
5. Hadid
6. Kahn
7. Gehry
8. Calatrava
9. Piano
10. Meier
Love the list. And Meire is not a gimic architect. He is corb on steroids. If you think his work is easy to accomplish, try it! He is "the" master of proportion and composition.
here's a few more......Siza.....Foster.....Murcutt......Barragan |
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166kristina
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tugba01
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Le Corbusier! |
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grid
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Oh man - I disagree with most of the lists posted here. I need to spend some time thinking about this. I'm surprised Koolhaas isn't ranked - especially with Meier and Zaha on the lists.
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RSCarcht
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Perhaps the first step in such a search would be to determine the definition of "best." For me, Architecture is about creating an original work of enclosed space that somehow also encompasses the time and place of its creation and therefore is a deeply rooted in the culture of its creation. It is not enough to simply give form or be poetic, but it is essential to lead a path to the future that speaks to many and beckons them to follow...
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