August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a willingness to defy conventions. I admire his work because it reflects a deep understanding of the relationship between architecture and its environment while embracing the possibilities offered by modern technology and materials. Nouvel’s personal story began in Fumel, France. He was raised in a family of teachers...
August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a willingness to defy conventions. I admire his work because it reflects a deep understanding of the relationship between architecture and...
July’s Architect of the Month: SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded in New York City in 1996 by five partners — Gregg Pasquarelli, Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, William Sharples, and Kimberly Holden. The firm is renowned for its innovative designs and use of advanced technologies. SHoP’s partners...
May’s Architect of the Month: Donald Wexler
I have always admired the work of Donald Wexler (1926-2015), an architect known for his significant contributions to modernist architecture in the mid-20th century. Wexler was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from...
In Memory of Rafael Viñoly
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of one of the great architects and thinkers of our time, the renowned architect Rafael Viñoly. Rafael was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New York. He was born Montevideo, Uruguay in 1944, and his passion for...
February Architect of the Month: Daniel Libeskind
Bold, innovative designs often challenge traditional architectural conventions. Daniel Libeskind, known for his distinctive, avant-garde projects, is an architect, artist, and friend whose provocative work I have admired for many years. Daniel was born in Poland in...
January’s Architect of the Month: HDR
A design-firm specialized in architecture, engineering, environmental and construction services whose work I have admired for many years is HDR Inc. The company’s history spans more than 100 years. Henningson Engineering Company was founded in 1917 in Omaha, Nebraska,...
December Architect of the Month: Krueck Sexton Partners
The Architecture and Planning firm, Krueck Sexton Partners, is the featured December architect of the month on Bob Clark Beyond, and for a good reason. Since founding the company, Ron Krueck and Mark Sexton have made it their mission to contribute to Chicago’s...
September’s Architect of the Month: Thomas Phifer and Partners
Source: Thomas Phifer and PartnersThomas Phifer founded Thomas Phifer and Partners in 1997. He takes a human-centered approach to design, connecting the built environment to the natural world. Thomas’s work has a sense of openness and community. Born in Columbia,...
August’s Architect of the Month: Eero Saarinen
An architect with ties to St. Louis whose work I have always admired is Finnish-American Eero Saarinen, who was known as a leader of the second-generation modernists. In 1947, he designed the magisterial Gateway Arch, built to commemorate the westward expansion of the...
July’s Architecture Educator of the month: Geoffrey Taylor
Designing for the next generation is an important trend in architecture and design. A forward-thinking architectural educator that I admire is Geoffrey Taylor, Dean of the School of Building Arts at The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).A Harvard and SCAD...
Willis Tower Transformation
One of the reasons I love Chicago so much is its magnificent architecture. There are few buildings as iconic as the revamped Willis (formerly Sears) Tower. When it was completed in 1974, it was the world’s tallest building – standing at 1,450 feet and 110 stories....
April’s Architect of the Month: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Adrian Smith is an architect that I admire and have featured before on Bob Clark Beyond. The mind behind some of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the world, he also designed the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, the world’s tallest structure. Born in...
Architecture
August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a...
July’s Architect of the Month: SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded in New York City in 1996 by five partners — Gregg Pasquarelli, Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, William...
May’s Architect of the Month: Donald Wexler
I have always admired the work of Donald Wexler (1926-2015), an architect known for his significant contributions to modernist...
In Memory of Rafael Viñoly
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of one of the great architects and thinkers of our time, the renowned architect Rafael...
February Architect of the Month: Daniel Libeskind
Bold, innovative designs often challenge traditional architectural conventions. Daniel Libeskind, known for his distinctive, avant-garde...
January’s Architect of the Month: HDR
A design-firm specialized in architecture, engineering, environmental and construction services whose work I have admired for many years...
August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a...
July’s Architect of the Month: SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded in New York City in 1996 by five partners — Gregg Pasquarelli, Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, William...
May’s Architect of the Month: Donald Wexler
I have always admired the work of Donald Wexler (1926-2015), an architect known for his significant contributions to modernist...
In Memory of Rafael Viñoly
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of one of the great architects and thinkers of our time, the renowned architect Rafael...
February Architect of the Month: Daniel Libeskind
Bold, innovative designs often challenge traditional architectural conventions. Daniel Libeskind, known for his distinctive, avant-garde...
January’s Architect of the Month: HDR
A design-firm specialized in architecture, engineering, environmental and construction services whose work I have admired for many years...
December Architect of the Month: Krueck Sexton Partners
The Architecture and Planning firm, Krueck Sexton Partners, is the featured December architect of the month on Bob Clark Beyond, and for a...
September’s Architect of the Month: Thomas Phifer and Partners
Source: Thomas Phifer and PartnersThomas Phifer founded Thomas Phifer and Partners in 1997. He takes a human-centered approach to design,...