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1804–87, American architect, b. Philadelphia. In 1819 he entered the office of William Strickland in Philadelphia as a student. In 1830 he began pra...
(g r t´ t ´m s r t´f lt) (KEY) , 1888–1965, Dutch architect and furniture designer. At first a cabinetmaker, Rietveld created (c.1917) a chair th...
1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge Univ. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the hist...
(lw l v ) (KEY) , 1612–70, French architect, involved in most of the important building projects for Louis XIV. He settled on the Île Saint-Louis...
1905–82, Mexican architect. Trained by Villagran Garcia, O’Gorman produced designs adapting the International style to Mexican requirements. O’G...
(y ´hän bältäsär´ noi´män) (KEY) , 1687–1753, German architect. He traveled (1718) in Austria and N Italy and studied (1723) in Paris. Neuma...