10 Interesting Fact About The world's most famous architects and their works

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• Frank Lloyd Wright is a US architect known as its organic and distinctive architectural design. One of his famous works is the Fallingwater house that was built on a waterfall in Pennsylvania.
• Zaha Hadid was the first female architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize award in 2004. His famous work included the London Aquatics Center built for the 2012 London Olympics.
• Antoni Gaudi is a Spanish architect known for its unique and colorful architectural design. One of his famous works is La Sagrada Familia, a church that has not been completed until now.
• Le Corbusier is a Swiss architect known as its functional and modern architectural design. One of his famous works is Villa Savoye which was built in France in 1929.
• I.M. PEI is an architect of the United States known for its modern and elegant architectural design. One of his famous works is Louvre Pyramid which was built in Paris, France.
• Norman Foster is a British architect known for its futuristic and innovative architectural design. One of his famous works is the Hong Kong International Airport which was built in 1998.
• Renzo Piano is an Italian architect known for its light and elegant architectural design. One of his famous works is The Shard, the tallest building in Europe which was built in London in 2012.
• Mies van der hall is a German architect known for its minimalist and elegant architectural design. One of his famous works is the Seagram building built in New York in 1958.
• Richard Meier is a United States architect known for its white and minimalist architectural design. One of his famous works is the Getty Center, a contemporary art museum built in Los Angeles in 1997.
• Frank Gehry is a Canadian architect of the United States known for its unique and organic architectural design. One of his famous works is Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a contemporary art museum built in Spain in 1997.