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Urban Planners

130 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Affonso Eduardo ReidyDesigner · DesignMinistry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro. 1936+ with Lucio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Jorge Moreira, Ernani Vasconcelos and Carlos Leao; Le Corbusier, Consultant.
Agustín de BetancourtDesigner · DesignAgustín de Betancourt y Molina (1 February 1758 – 24 July 1824) was a Spanish engineer, who worked in Spain, France and Russia.
Akiva Aryeh WeissArtist · WatchesAkiva Arieh Weiss, also spelled Aryeh (December 11, 1868 – May 23, 1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine.
Albert SpeerDesigner · DesignAlbert Speer Jr. (29 July 1934 – 15 September 2017) was a German architect and urban planner.
Alessandro TutinoDesigner · DesignAlessandro Tutino (8 August 1926 – 15 September 2022) was an Italian architect, urban planner and academic.
Alexandre ChemetoffDesigner · DesignIllustration — Alexandre Chemetoff, 2010.
Alvar AaltoDesigner · DesignHugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer.
Andrea BranziDesigner · Modern designAndrea Branzi (30 November 1938 – 9 October 2023) was an Italian architect, designer, and academic.
Andrés DuanyDesigner · DesignAndrés Duany (born September 7, 1949) is an American architect, urban planner, and a founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Andrzej TomaszewskiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Andrzej Tomaszewski
Antonio GaidonDesigner · DesignAntonio Gaidon (1738–1829), was an architect, urban planner and naturalist.
Apollodorus of DamascusDesigner · DesignApollodorus of Damascus was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD.[2] As an architect he authored several technical treatises, and his massive…
Arturo Soria y MataDesigner · DesignArturo Soria y Mata (1844–1920) was an internationally important Spanish urban planner whose work remains highly inspirational today.
Auguste PerretDesigner · Modern designAuguste Perret (12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete.
Bernard TschumiDesigner · DesignBernard Tschumi (born 25 January 1944 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is an architect, writer, and educator, commonly associated with deconstructivism.
Bernardo MorandoDesigner · DesignBernardo Morando (also known as Bernardino or Morandi; 1540–1600) was an Italian architect from the Republic of Venice, active in Poland.
Bruno TautDesigner · DesignBruno Julius Florian Taut (4 May 1880 – 24 December 1938) was a renowned German architect, urban planner and author.
Camillo SitteDesigner · DesignCamillo Sitte (17 April 1843 – 16 November 1903) was an Austrian architect, painter and urban theorist whose work influenced urban planning and land use regulation.
Carlo AymoninoDesigner · DesignIllustration — Monte Amiata Housing
Carlos Raúl VillanuevaDesigner · DesignCarlos Raúl Villanueva Astoul (May 30, 1900 – August 16, 1975) was a Venezuelan modernist architect.
Carme PigemDesigner · DesignCarme Pigem Barceló (born Olot, 8 April 1962) is a Catalan architect, member of the Pritzker Prize-winning architectural firm RCR Arquitectes, together with Ramon Vilalta and Rafael Aranda.
Cesare GambaDesigner · DesignCesare Gamba (1851 – 1927) was an Italian engineer, urban planner, and entrepreneur.
Charles CorreaDesigner · DesignCharles Mark Correa (1 September 1930 – 16 June 2015) was an Indian architect and urban planner based in Mumbai, India.
Charles de WaillyDesigner · DesignCharles de Wailly[1] (ʃaʁl də waji) (9 November 1730 – 2 November 1798) was a French architect and urbanist, and furniture designer, one of the principals in the Neoclassical revival of the…
Charles HoldenDesigner · DesignCharles Henry Holden (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric…
Christian de PortzamparcDesigner · DesignChristian de Portzamparc (kʁistjɑ̃ də pɔʁtzɑ̃paʁk; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist.
Christopher AlexanderDesigner · DesignChristopher Wolfgang John Alexander (4 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an Austrian-born British-American architect and design theorist.
Christopher WrenDesigner · DesignSir Christopher Wren (–) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who is one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England.
Claude Nicolas LedouxDesigner · DesignClaude-Nicolas Ledoux (klod nikɔla lədu; 21 March 1736 – 18 November 1806) was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture.
Daniel BurnhamAuthor · BooksDaniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer.
Demetre AnastassakisDesigner · DesignDemetre Basile Anastassakis (April 23, 1948 – July 27, 2019) was a Greek-Brazilian architect who worked mainly in the fields of social housing and urban planning.
Denise Scott BrownDesigner · DesignDenise Scott Brown (née Lakofski; born October 3, 1931) is an American architect, planner, writer and educator.
DinocratesDesigner · DesignDinocrates of Rhodes (also Deinocrates, Dimocrates, Cheirocrates and Stasicrates, late 4th century BC) was a Greek architect and technical adv
Dmitry ChechulinArtist · PaintingsDmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin (– 29 October 1981) was a Russian Soviet architect, city planner, author, and leading figure of Stalinist architecture.
Domenico FontanaDesigner · DesignDomenico Fontana (154328 June 1607) was an Italian architect of the late Renaissance, born in today's Ticino. He worked primarily in Italy, in Rome and Naples.
Domenico MartinelliDesigner · DesignIllustration — Domenico Martinelli
Ebenezer HowardDesigner · DesignSir Ebenezer Howard (29 January 1850 – 1 May 1928) was an English urban planner and founder of the garden city movement, known for his publication To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform…
Edwin LutyensDesigner · DesignSir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.
Eliel SaarinenDesigner · DesignGottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish and American architect, designer, and urban planner.
Émile José FettweisDesigner · DesignÉmile-José Fettweis (4 July 1927 – 29 June 2021) was a Belgian architect, urbanist, and researcher.
Enrique NortenDesigner · DesignFirst Mies van der Rohe Award recipient for Latin American Architecture (1998)
Ernst MayDesigner · DesignErnst Georg May (27 July 1886 – 11 September 1970) was a German architect and city planner.
Étienne-Louis BoulléeDesigner · DesignÉtienne-Louis Boullée (etjɛn lwi bule; 12 February 17284 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects.
Eugène HénardDesigner · DesignEugène Alfred Hénard (22 October 1849 – 19 February 1923) was a French architect and a highly influential urban planner.
Filippo JuvarraDesigner · DesignFilippo Juvarra or Juvara (7 March 1678 – 31 January 1736) was an Italian architect, scenographer, engraver and goldsmith.
Francisco Pereira PassosDesigner · DesignFrancisco Pereira Passos (29 August 1836 – 12 March 1913) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician.
Francisco Prestes MaiaDesigner · DesignFrancisco Prestes Maia (fɾɐ̃ˈsisku ˈpɾɛstʃiz ˈmajjɐ) (19 March 1896 – 26 April 1965) was a Brazilian architect, civil engineer, urban planner, and professor, who served three terms as mayor…
Fred ForbátArtist · Paintings
Friedrich OhmannDesigner · DesignFriedrich Ohmann (21 December 1858, Lemberg - 6 April 1927, Vienna) was an Austrian architect in the Historicist style.
Friedrich WeinbrennerArtist · PaintingsFriedrich Weinbrenner (24 November 1766 – 1 March 1826) was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.
Gabriel GuevrekianDesigner · DesignGabriel Guevrekian (or Guévrékian) (November 21, 1892 (?) Constantinople - October 29, 1970 Antibes) was an Armenian architect, who designed buildings, interiors and gardens, and taught…
Georges TourryDesigner · DesignGeorges Tourry (14 May 1904 – 16 July 1991) was a French architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Georges-Eugène HaussmannDesigner · DesignGeorges-Eugène Haussmann (27 March 180911 January 1891), known as Baron Haussmann (baʁɔ̃ osman), was a French official who supervised a radical urban renewal programme of new boulevards,…
Giannino CastiglioniDesigner · Modern designGiannino Castiglioni (4 May 1884 – 27 August 1971) was an Italian sculptor and medallist. He worked mostly in monumental and funerary sculpture;
Giorgio da SebenicoArtist · SculptureGiorgio da Sebenico (George of Sebenico) or Giorgio Orsini or Juraj Dalmatinac (George the Dalmatian; c.
Gustav Ludolf MartensDesigner · DesignGustav Ludolf Martens (20 October 1818 – 7 January 1882) was a German architect and state master builder of Kiel.
Hannes MeyerDesigner · DesignHans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930.
Hans ScharounDesigner · DesignBernhard Hans Henry Scharoun (20 September 1893 – 25 November 1972) was a German architect best known for designing the Berliner Philharmonie (home to the Berlin Philharmonic) and the…
Heinrich TessenowDesigner · DesignHeinrich Tessenow (7 April 1876 – 1 November 1950) was a German architect, professor, and urban planner active at the time of the Weimar Republic.
Hendrik Petrus BerlageArtist · CeramicsHendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 185612 August 1934) was a Dutch architect and designer. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
Hinnerk ScheperPhotographer · PhotographyHinnerk Scheper (born 6 September 1897 in Wulften (Badbergen); district of Bersenbrück/Osnabrück, as Gerhard Hermann Heinrich Scheper;
Hippodamus of MiletusDesigner · DesignHippodamus of Miletus (Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC)[1] was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and…
Ionel ScheinDesigner · DesignIonel Schein (1927 – 30 December 2004) was a Romanian-born French architect.
Italo InsoleraPhotographer · PhotographyItalo Insolera (7 February 1929 – 27 August 2012) was an Italian architect, urban and land planner, and architectural historian.
J. J. P. OudArtist · SilverJacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (9 February 1890 – 5 April 1963) was a Dutch architect. His fame began as a follower of the De Stijl movement.
J.B. van LoghemDesigner · DesignIllustration — Han van Loghem
Jacques LemercierArtist · SculptureJacques Lemercier (c. 1585 in Pontoise – 13 January 1654 in Paris) was a French architect and engineer, one of the influential trio that included Louis Le Vau and François Mansart who…
Jane JacobsAuthor · BooksJane Isabel Jacobs (Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.
Johann Bernhard Fischer von ErlachArtist · SculptureJohann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced…
Josef ChocholDesigner · DesignJosef Chochol (13 December 1880 – 6 July 1956) was a Czech architect. He was a key member of Mánes Union of Fine Arts and worked in a Cubist style.
Josef GočárDesigner · DesignJosef Gočár (13 March 1880 in Semín – 10 September 1945 in Jičín) was a Czech architect. He was one of the founders of modern architecture in the Czech Republic.
Juan ParrochiaDesigner · DesignJuan Antonio Parrochia Beguin (Traiguén, April 1, 1930 - Santiago, February 8, 2016) was a Chilean architect and urban planner.
Justo Antonio de OlaguibelDesigner · DesignJusto Antonio de Olaguibel (7 August 1752—11 February 1818) was a Spanish architect from Vitoria. Olaguibel was one of the most important neoclassic architects in the Basque Country.
Karl Friedrich SchinkelDesigner · Modern designKarl Friedrich Schinkel (German pronunciation: [ˈkaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃɪŋkl̩]; 13 March 1781 – 9 October 1841) was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and…
Keller EasterlingDesigner · DesignKeller Easterling is an architect, writer, and the Enid Storm Dwyer Professor of Architecture at Yale University, where she is also the Director of the Master of Environmental Design…
Kevin A. LynchDesigner · DesignKevin Andrew Lynch (January 7, 1918 – April 25, 1984) was an American urban planner and author.
Konstantinos Apostolos DoxiadisDesigner · DesignConstantinos A. Doxiadis (14 May 1913 – 28 June 1975), often cited as C. A. Doxiadis, was a Greek architect and urban planner, most widely known for being the lead architect and planner of…
Le CorbusierArtist · PaintingsCharles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer who was one of the pioneers of…
Léon KrierDesigner · DesignLéon Krier CVO (7 April 1946 – 17 June 2025) was a Luxembourgish architect, architectural theorist, and urban planner, a prominent critic of modernist architecture and advocate of New…
Leonardo BenevoloAuthor · BooksIllustration — Leonardo Benevolo, with Tommaso Giura Longo and Carlo Melograni: Palazzo degli Affari e della Borsa, Bologna. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1976.
Liang SichengDesigner · Design
Liz OgbuDesigner · Modern designTitan Award, International Interior Design Association, 2019
Louis JensenDesigner · DesignLouis Jensen (19 July 1943 – 4 March 2021) is a Danish author and innovator in the international literary trends of flash fiction, metafiction, prose poetry, and magical realism.
Lucien KrollDesigner · DesignLucien Kroll (13 March 1927 – 1 August 2022) was a Belgian architect. They are considered to be the founders—as early as 1960—of p
Ludwig HilberseimerDesigner · DesignLudwig Karl Hilberseimer (September 14, 1885 – May 6, 1967) was a German architect and urban planner best known for his ties to the Bauhaus and to Mies van der Rohe, as well as for his work…
Luis BarragánDesigner · DesignLuis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects visually and conceptually.
Martin WagnerDesigner · DesignMartin Wagner (1885–1957) was a German architect, city planner, and author, best known as the driving force behind the construction of modernist housing projects in interwar Berlin.
Matthäus Daniel PöppelmannDesigner · DesignMatthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
Max BergDesigner · DesignMax Berg (17 April 1870 – 22 January 1947) was a German architect and urban planner.
Michael SorkinDesigner · DesignMichael David Sorkin (August 2, 1948 – March 26, 2020) was an American architectural and urban critic, designer, and educator.
Michele Busiri ViciDesigner · DesignMichele Busiri Vici (2 May 1894 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian architect and urban planner, belonging to the Busiri Vici family of architects who have been active since the seventeenth…
Mikhail PosokhinDesigner · DesignMikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin (30 November 1910 - 22 January 1989) was a Soviet, Russian architect and teacher. People's Architect of the USSR (1970).
Mimar SinanDesigner · DesignMimar Sinan (Mimar Sinan, pron; c. 1488/1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect,…
Mohamed. MakiyaDesigner · DesignIllustration — Mohamed Makiya in the 1960s
Mohammed FayazuddinDesigner · DesignMohammed Fayazuddin Nizami (22 September 1903 - 1977) was an Indian architect and town planner. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1977.
Nathalie de VriesDesigner · DesignNathalie de Vries (born 1965 in Appingedam) is a Dutch architect, lecturer and urbanist. In 1993 together with Winy Maas and Jacob van Rijs she set up MVRDV.
Oriol BohigasDesigner · DesignOriol Bohigas i Guardiola (20 December 1925 – 30 November 2021) was a Spanish architect and urban planner, known for his work in the modernization of Barcelona.
Oscar OiwaDesigner · Design
Otto WagnerDesigner · DesignOtto Koloman Wagner (13 July 1841 – 11 April 1918) was an Austrian architect, furniture designer and urban planner.
Paolo SoleriDesigner · DesignPaolo Soleri (21 June 1919 – 9 April 2013) was an Italian architect and urban planner. He established the educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti.
Patrick AbercrombieDesigner · DesignSir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie FRIBA (6 June 1879 – 23 March 1957) was an English architect, urban designer and town planner.
Paul HankarDesigner · Modern designPaul Hankar (lang; 11 December 1859 – 17 January 1901) was a Belgian architect and furniture designer, and an innovator in the Art Nouveau style.
Paul MeesDesigner · DesignPaul Mees (20 March 1961 – 19 June 2013) was an Australian academic, specialising in urban planning and public transport.
Paulo Mendes da RochaDesigner · DesignPaulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect.
Paulus MoreelseArtist · PaintingsPaulus Moreelse (1571 – 6 March 1638) was a Dutch painter, mainly of portraits.
Pavel JanákDesigner · Modern designPavel Janák (12 March 1881 in Karlín – 1 August 1956 in Prague-Dejvice) was a Czech modernist architect, furniture designer, town planner, professor and theoretician.
Pedro BenoitDesigner · DesignPedro Benoit (February 18, 1836 – April 4, 1897) was an Argentine architect, engineer, and urbanist best known for designing the layout of La Plata City.
Percival GoodmanDesigner · DesignPercival Goodman (January 13, 1904 – October 11, 1989) was an American urban theorist and architect who designed more than 50 synagogues between 1948 and 1983.
Peter Joseph LennéDesigner · DesignPeter Joseph Lenné (the Younger) (29 September 1789 – 23 January 1866) was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect.
Raymond MoriyamaDesigner · DesignRaymond Junichi Moriyama (October 11, 1929 – September 1, 2023) was a Canadian architect.
Rem KoolhaasDesigner · DesignRemment Lucas Koolhaas (lang; born 17 November 1944) is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist, and Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design at the Graduate…
Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-DaviesDesigner · DesignRichard Llewelyn Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies (24 December 1912 – 27 October 1981) was a British architect and life peer.
Richard RiemerschmidArtist · PaintingsRichard Riemerschmid (20 June 1868 – 13 April 1957) was a German architect, painter, designer and city planner from Munich.
Rob KrierDesigner · DesignRob Krier (10 June 1938 – 20 November 2023) was a Luxembourgish sculptor, architect, urban designer, and theorist.
Robert MosesDesigner · DesignRobert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century.
Roland RainerDesigner · DesignIllustration — Roland Rainer ca.
Siegfried NassuthDesigner · DesignGeorg Siegfried Nassuth (20 July 1922, Pekalongan, Dutch East Indies - 5 April 2005, Amsterdam) was a Dutch architect, best known as the architect of the Bijlmermeer (officially known as…
Stefano BoeriDesigner · DesignStefano Boeri (born 25 November 1956) is an Italian architect and urban planner, and a founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti.
Theodor FischerDesigner · DesignTheodor Fischer (28 May 1862 – 25 December 1938) was a German architect and teacher.
Thomas SpiegelhalterDesigner · Design

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