Biographical essay
Task: Research two influential architects and write an essay (minimum 3 pages total) comparing and contrasting their work and contributions. The essay should focus on the architects’ work/style and the similarities and differences between the two architects.
Also submit a brief explanation accompanying their bibliography, describing why each source would be considered either primary or secondary (see next page) and assessing the strengths and limitations of each source.
This explanation is in addition to the required 3 page minimum.
Suggested architects include: 1. Frank Lloyd Wright 2. Le Corbusier 3. Antoni Gaudi 4. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 5. Frank Gehry 6. Louis Henri Sullivan 7. Ieoh Ming Pei 8. Jean Novel 9. Bruce Goff 10. Oscar Niemeyer 11. Philip Johnson 12. Paul Rudolph 13. Alvar Aalto 14. Michael Graves 15. Charles & Ray Eames 16. Eero Saarinen 17. Walter Gropius 18. Zaha Hadid 19. Rem Koolhaas 20. Santiago Calatrava 21. Renzo Piano 22. Sir Norman Foster 23. Richard Meier 24. Daniel Libeskind 25. Louis Kahn 26. Alvaro Siza Vieira 27. Tadao Ando 28. Adolf Loos 29. Carlo Scarpa 30. Fumihiko Maki 31. Peter Eisenman 32. Lebbeus Woods 33. Marcel Breuer 34. Sean Godsell 35. Steven Holl 36. Richard Rogers 37. Bjarke Ingels 38. Thom Mayne 39. Bernard Tschumi 40. Jorn Oberg Utzon 41. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld 42. John Pawson 43. Samual “Sambo” Mockbee 44. Eric Owen Moss 45. Glenn Marcus Murcutt 46. Paulo Mendes da Rocha 47. Maya Lin 48. Ricardo Legorreta 49. John Edward Lautner 50. Coleman Coker 51. Mario Botta 52. Sir Nicholas Grimshaw 53. Euine Fay Jones 54. Greene and Greene 55. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron 56. Coop Himmelblau 57. Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
