In the not so distant past, I listened to an audio book on Frank Lloyd Wright. (Frank Lloyd Wright by Ada Louise Huxtable). I highly recommend it. I should know a lot more about previous architects than I do. Until listening to the audio book I had never put together the connection between FLW and Louis Sullivan. So that got me doing some searching on the internet. Listening and reading about the wonderful time all the architects I follow on the internet had at the AIA Convention in Chicago just fueled my interest. I wanted to know when certain architects were alive and how it overlapped with other architects. So I got on wikipedia and made my little chart below. These are most of the names I remember hearing when I was in college. I will continue my search for more current architects, as I am less familiar with the current group. Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid are the two names that come to mind. I highly recommend watching "Sketches of Frank Gehry" if you haven't. I really like the man, from what I have seen, but am not in love with his architecture.
Since I have been in the profession for 35 years, I have formed some pretty consistant opinions and I thought I would share one. We all get out of school thinking we are going to design the next great building. As stated before I have designed dog kennels to churches. While working with clients there have been some things I really liked and some I thought were hideous. I always tried to improve on the designs I didn't like, but sometime you just let the client have what they want and they walk away happy. So my thoughts on design are represented in this skillfully crafted diagram below. Your opinion may vary, just like your gas mileage! Enjoy!
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