Sentence examples for extraordinary architects from inspiring English sources

They loved this landlocked country of valleys and slopes, with its proliferation of odd hotels, its biggest languages shared with bigger neighbors, its neutral and independent international politics, its utopian but insular domestic politics, its extraordinary architects, its love of luxury and careful finishing.

Built in 1953, this home was designed by extraordinary architects A. James Speyer and David Haid.

With creativity and a wonderful wit, Lew was an extraordinary architect, who responded to Juilliard's needs with exceptional artistry.

Apollodorus of Damascus, as we'll see today, was an extraordinary architect, right up there with Severus and Celer, and with Rabirius: in fact, one could argue even the equal of Rabirius.

"You could have a beautiful design by an extraordinary architect, and they won't allow it," laments Price.

I thought of Mr. Starck and his talent for designing ingenious and charming modern objects (from fly swatters to bowl-shaped sinks), as well as the innovations of Joe Colombo, the extraordinary Italian architect whose 1960's projects of multifunctional living have never been surpassed.

Ai Weiwei is an extraordinary man, architect, artist and activist.

Now in its sixth year as an open international competition, the Wheelwright Prize supports travel-based research initiatives proposed by extraordinary early-career architects.

Over the past decade, a frenzied building schedule has produced extraordinary structures by architects such as Santiago Calatrava (the local hero now feted for his City of Arts and Sciences) and Sir Norman Foster.

Robert Kerr's novel of 1879, The Ambassador Extraordinary, involves an architect Georgius Oldhousen, whom Crook considers to be based on Burges; he is "not exactly young in years but is in an odd way youthful in appearance and in manners Georgius can never grow old ... His strong point is a disdain for Common Sense ... His vocation is Art ... [a] matter of Uncommon Sense".

Ms Bauman, who is on the government's Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, added: "Architects are extraordinary problem solvers, [but] instead of engaging fully with the needs of society we are busy strutting and perpetuating the self-serving image of a profession out of touch with its own potential".