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Jean Nouvel

Born in 1945 m F umel, Jean Nowel wis admnted 10 the Ecole des Beaur-Arts in Bordeaur m 1964 In 1970 ho created his first Office with Franęois Seigneur His first widely noticed project was the Inslitui du Monde Arabe m Parts (1981 -87. with Architecture Studio) Other recent projects mdude: his Nemausus housmg. Nimes (1985-87); offices for the CLM/BBDO advertisin9 firm. issy-les Moulmeaur (1988-92); and his unbuilt projects for the 400 m tali 'Tours sans fint*. La Dtfense. Paris (1989); and the Grand Stade for the 1998 World Cup. Pans (1994) Current work indudes a storę for the Galenes lafayette. Fnednchstrasse. Berlin, and a project for a cultural center in Lucerne.

leoh Ming Pei

Bornm 1917inCanton (now Guangzltou), Chma. Pei came to the United States in 193S. B Arch . M I.T (1940). M. Arch.. Harrard (1942); Doctorate. Harvard (1946) Formed I.M Peift Associates. 1955 AlAGold Medal. 1979. Pntzker Pnze, 1983; Praemium Imperiale. Japan, 1989. Notable buildmgs: National Center for Atmospheric Research. Bouldcr. CO (1961-67); Federal Aviat ion Agency Air Traf f ic Control Towers, fifty buildmgs. various locations (1962-70); John F. Kennedy library. Boston, MA (1965-79). National Gallery of Art.

East Buildmg, Washington. O.C. (1968-78); Bank of Chma Tower. Hong Kong (1982-89); Grand Louvre. Pans (1983-93). and Rock and Roli Hall of Famę, Cleveland. OH (1993-95)

Current projects mdude a museum for Shinji Shumeikai. Shiga. Japan

Cesar Pełli

Born in 1926 m Tucuman, Argentma. studied at Tucuman Umversity. Dtp Arch (1949) Emigrated to the U.S.

(1952) and at tended Unhrersity of Illinois. M Arch. (1954). Worked in Office of Eero Saarmcn and Associates. Bloomfield HilH. Ml. and New Haven, CT (1954-64); project designer for the TWA Terminal. Kennedy International Air port. New York. and Vńnan Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. New York In 1964, joined 0MJM. Los Angeles, as director(1964-66). then vice president of design (1966-68). From 1968 to 1977. Pełli was partner in charge of design at Gruen Associates. Los Angeles Notable buildmgs completed by Gruen Associates under Pelirs direction mdude the Pacific Design Center m Los Angeles (1975) and U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Japan (1976). After becommg Dean of the 5chool of Architecture at Yale in 1977, Pełli opened his own Office. Cesar Pełli and Associates, m New Haven,CT Notable structures mdude Rcsidential tower and gallery e«j»antion, Museum of Modern Art. NY (1977);

Four Leaf Towers. Houston. TX (1983-85). World Financial Center. NY (1980-88). Canary Wharf Tower, London (1987-91); NTTShmjuku Hcadquarters Buildmg, Tokyo. Japan (1990-95); and Kuala Lumpur City Centre Phase 1, Malaysia (1992-96).

Dominique Perrault

Dommique Perrault was born m 1953 in Clermont-Ferrand. France Herecewed his diploma as an architect from the Beaur-Arts UP6 m Pans in 1978 He receieed a further degree m urbanism at the Ecole nanonale des Ponts et Chauss4es, Pans. in 1979. He created his own firm m 1981 m Pans Built work indudes the EngmeermgSchool (E5IEE)m Marne la Vall*e (1984-87); the HOtel mdustnel Jean Baptiste Berber. Pans (1986-90). the HOtel du dOpanement de la Meuse, Bar-le-Duc. France (1988-94); and the Biblio-th0que nanonale de France. Paris (1989-96). Current work mcludes: the OlympK Velodrome. swimmmg and diymg pod, Berlin, Germany (1992-98); and a large scalę study of the urbanism of Bordeaur (1992-2000)

Renzo Piano

Born m 1937 m Genoa, Renzo Piano studied at the Umversity of Florence and at the Polytechnic Institute in Milan He formed his own prectice (Studio Piano) m the 1960s. then asso-ciated with Richard Rogers (Piano & Rogers. 1971-78). They completed the Pompidou Center m Parts in 1977.

From 1978 to 1980. Piano worked with Peter Rice (Piano & Rice Associates).

He created the Renzo Piano Buildmg Work shop m 1981 in Genoa and Paris. His work mcludes: the Meml Collection Museum. Houston (1966); the 5an Nicola stadium. Ban (1987-90); the 1989 ertension for the IRCAM. Pans; and the renovaiion of the Lmgotto complei. Turm Current work mcludes the center for Kanak Culture. Noumea. and projects near the Potsdamer Piatz in Berlin.

Christian de Portzamparc

Born in Casablanca m 1944. Christian de Portzamparc studied at the Ecole des Beaur Arts m Parts from 1962 to 1969 Early projects mclude a water tower m Marne la Vall4e (1971 - 74); and the Hautes For mes public housmg. Pans (1975-79) Hewonthecompeti-tion for the Cit* de la Musique on the Outskirts of Paris m 1984. completmg the project in 1995. He was awarded the 1994 Pntzker Pnze He participated m the Euralille project with a tower built ower the new Lille Europę railway station m Lille, and built housmg for the Nerus World project m Fukuoka (1992). Current work mcludes an addiłion to the Palais des Congrts m Paris. a tower for the Bandai toy company m Tokyo. and a courthouse for Grasse m the South of France

Antoine Predock

Bom m 1936 m Lebanon. Missouri; edu-cated at the Unwersny of New Mer ko and Columbia Umversny. 8 Arch 1962 Ant ome Predock has been the prmcipal of his own firm smee 1967 He has taught at UCLA and Califorma State Polytechnic Unnrersity. Notable build-ings Nelson Fme Ans Center. Arizona State Uniwersity. Tempe. AZ (1986-89); Zuber House. Phoemr. AZ (1986-89). Hotel Santa Fe. Disneyland Pans. Marne la Vall*e. France (1990-92); Classroom/Laboratory/Admmistration Buildmg. Califorma Polytechnic University. Po mona, CA (1993); American Hentage Center, Laramie. WY (1987-93); Ciyic Arts Płaza. Thousand Oaks. CA (1989 94); and Ventana Vista Elementary Schód, Tucson. AZ (1992-94).

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