Influential Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright Known for establishing Prairie style Low pitched roofs and large overhanging eaves Open plan living (unrestricted interiors) Central chimney Cantilevered low terraces Using natural materials to compliment the surroundings Using natural colour schemes and his trade mark cherokee red for steel frames Built in furniture

Mies Van Der Rohe Known for his design philosophy of ‘Less is more’ Simplistic forms/shapes Basic materials (steel, glass and stone) Used minimal skeletal frameworks to create lightweight looking structures Allowed large amounts of light into the building Simple roof lines (often flat) Basic colours Clean symmetrical lines Sterile impersonal buildings Built in furniture

Le Corbusier Considered as the first modern architect Varied work aesthetically Worked in concrete a lot Often had sculptural forms to his buildings Regularity, repetition and adaptions to uniformity Freestanding pillars and open plan living Roof gardens Long horizontal windows Floating facades White stucco finishes

Antoni Gaudi Spanish Architect known for breaking the rules No straight lines Organic forms Sculptural shapes Irregular and asymmetrical Based on botanical and geological forms/shapes Related to nature, waves, sand, rocks Buildings look like they move visually Steel structure to hold building up so shape can be anything

Tadao Ando Known for his deliberate bold and confident designs Often uses concrete as a refined material Basic and brutal Geometric shapes used for visual strength Uses water and light within his designs Clear, precise and simple Clean and finished Thoughtful and bold Stark and strong