Famous Architects

stamp from Czech Republic : architect Kaplicky




below his proposition for the national Czech library, project has been refused

I am glad to know that Jan Kaplicky is featured on a stamp by his own country, even that project was not built. Such a funky idea he and his Future System team had... this article on architonic, a tribute to Kaplicky, shows a monumental "head" still standing at Lord's cricket ground.
https://www.architonic.com/en/story...tems/7000368



His other building in the UK, Selfridge in Birmingham is featured on page 6.

Famous Atomium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium

I haven't been there yet -but still possible to visit, as it is preserved, although originally planned for temporary. The longest escalator in Europe is connecting one globe to another. Team of engineer André Waterkeyn and architect André et Jean Polak worked on it. This case, architects are not well known now (no English translation of André et Jean Polak on wikipedia) but the architecture remained famous.

Belgium
17 April 1957 / World Expo Brussel 1958: Atomium / design: Edouard Meert, engrave: Leon Janssens






There were copyright arguments a lot later than these stamps above - some snaps were censored and painted black. Not anymore thankfully.

A relative of mine visited it. I own all the pictures taken there - also 8mm.

Wow, beautiful B/W photograph of the building!! Now you are not censored for publishing these private images, but up to 2016 it wasn't arrowed (unbelievable!).

Is that the reason why this design is white-out..? Or just referring the Atomic model??

Belgium
4 April 1981 / 15th International Congress for Radiology / design: F. Vincent & J. Malveaux

This is referring the Atomic model - with much thinner connection. Celebration of the Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg, from 1932.

Sweden
24 November 1982 / Nobel Prize Winners for Physics / design: L. Forsberg, engrave: M. Mörck

OK, I am bringing this thread back to its title..

Robert Adam (1728 - 1792), who spent 5 years in continental Europe, worked under Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Giovanni Battista Piranesi, then returned to Georgian London. He used lots of geometry for his plan, elevation and the inside of canopies.

GB
15 September 2011 / The House of Hanover: Robert Adam – 1763 Kedleston Hall / design: Atelier Works

Ricardo Bofill (1939-2022) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He founded Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura (RGTA) in 1963 and developed it into a world-renowned architectural and urban design practice. His Edificio La Muralla Roja (1973), an iconic postmodern apartment in Manzanera, Calpe, is featured in a stamp issued by Correos in 2023.

Diego Guayasamin (b. 1977) is an Ecuadorian architect. His professional practice is based in Quito and carried out projects of residential, commercial, corporate, and sporting buildings. His best known work, the UNASUR General Secretary Headquarters in Quito, is featured on a postage stamp issued in 2016.

José Luis Catón (b. 1960) is a Spanish architect know for his work on modern public buildings. His Artium Museum (2002), the museum of contemporary art of the Basque Country, is featured in a stamp issued by Correos in 2023.

Zahari Ilyev (1898-1947) was a Bulgarian architect who is best known for his Building of the Sliven Metropolitanate built in the 1930s. The commemorative stamp was issued by BG Post on December 12, 2023.

Dominique Perrault (b. 1953) is a French architect and urban planner with international acclaim. He received numerous awards, including the gold medal by the French Academy of Architecture. His notable projects are French National Library (France), Olympic Velodrome (Germany), Ewha Womans University South Korea), Fukoku Tower (Japan). His DC Tower 1, the tallest skyscraper in Austria, is featured in a stamp issued by PostAG in 2024.

Vjekoslav Bastl (1872-1947) was a Croatian architect known for his diverse secessionist architectural style which was heavily influenced by modernism. Most of his projects, such as Ethnographic Museum, Rado House, Feller House, Hodovsky House, and Hotel Manduševac, were within the boundaries of Zagreb. A stamp issued by Hrvatska pošta in 2024 features his Kallina House (1904).

Thomas Phifer (b. 1953) is an American architect based in New York City. He is best known for his design of the Glenstone Museum expansion in Potomac, Maryland. His other major projects include Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse, North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, Clemson University Lee Hall Expansion in Clemson. His Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw is featured on a stamp issued by Poczta Polska in 2024.

Ivan Vitic (1917-1986) was a s Croatian architect important to the development of Architectural Modernism in Yugoslavia. He is best known for his Kockica (1968), a 10-story mixed-use building in Zagreb. A stamp issued by Hrvatska Pošta in 2024 features his Colorful Skyscraper (1962), a prime example of residential architecture in modern Zagrab.