By then, however, a small but influential countermovement had begun in England, led by a remarkable architect, theorist and draftsman named Gordon Cullen, whose "townscape" movement encouraged architects to consider the relationships among buildings.
In a recent television appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Abramss called Kemp "a remarkable architect of voter suppression".
One of the most remarkable Brazilian architects in the 20th Century was Italian émigré Lina Bo Bardi (born Rome 1914-died São Paulo 1992).
His generosity as a fellow architect, remarkable energy and striking wit will always be remembered with great fondness and admiration.
"In some ways, I think it's more remarkable that an architect who loves urban design has a chance to lead the firm rather than the fact that it's a woman," said Ms. Taylor, 54.
Certainly, a generation of architects with remarkable panache has emerged since the demise of post-Modernism and its kitsch embellishments of concrete blocks.
From the nondescript parking area it is a muddy 20-minute walk between fields and up a hill to the Brother Claus Field Chapel (pictured).Designed by Peter Zumthor, a noted Swiss architect, the remarkable structure was commissioned and built by local farmers in honour of Saint Nicholas of Flüe (also known as Brother Claus), a 15th-century hermit, mystic and patron saint of Switzerland.
In many instances, however, Western and local (indigenous) architects have demonstrated remarkable facility in wedding Modernist architecture to local climates and needs.
Together the architects did two remarkable things: they survived and even prospered during the 1930's, when more established architects could not, and they developed an elegant model for the urbane but down-sized apartment building in Depression-era New York.
At the same time, Chicago's business elite, its civic leaders, and a remarkable roster of first-rate architects went about reshaping downtown Chicago into a modern hub of commerce and culture that they hoped would rival New York.
