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Famous Architects and Their Masterpieces

A comprehensive dataset of renowned architects who have left their mark on architectural history and their masterpieces. This collection includes the three great masters of modern architecture—Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe—as well as contemporary architects such as Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano, featuring their innovative architectural works that represent each era.

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code slug name description architect_birthYear architect_deathYear architect_nameEn architect_nameJa architect_nationality work_location work_nameEn work_nameJa work_style work_worldHeritage work_year
001 frank-lloyd-wright-fallingwater Frank Lloyd Wright - Fallingwater The greatest residential architecture of the 20th century, built over a waterfall embodying organic architecture. 1867 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright フランク・ロイド・ライト United States Pennsylvania, USA Fallingwater 落水荘 Organic Architecture true 1935
002 le-corbusier-villa-savoye Le Corbusier - Villa Savoye The masterpiece of 20th-century residential architecture perfectly embodying the Five Points of Architecture. 1887 1965 Le Corbusier ル・コルビュジエ France (born in Switzerland) Poissy, France Villa Savoye サヴォア邸 International Style true 1931
003 mies-van-der-rohe-barcelona-pavilion Mies van der Rohe - Barcelona Pavilion The greatest masterpiece of modern architecture embodying 'Less is more.' 1886 1969 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ミース・ファン・デル・ローエ Germany (later United States) Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Pavilion バルセロナ・パビリオン Minimalism false 1929
004 tadao-ando-church-of-light Tadao Ando - Church of the Light Tadao Ando's masterpiece featuring exposed concrete and a cross of light. 1941 Tadao Ando 安藤忠雄 Japan Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan Church of the Light 光の教会(茨木春日丘教会) Exposed Concrete false 1989
005 renzo-piano-centre-pompidou Renzo Piano - Centre Pompidou A pioneer of high-tech architecture with exposed structure and services. 1937 Renzo Piano レンゾ・ピアノ Italy Paris, France Centre Pompidou ポンピドゥー・センター High-Tech Architecture false 1977
006 rudolf-steiner-goetheanum Rudolf Steiner - Goetheanum The true masterpiece of expressionist architecture embodying anthroposophy. 1861 1925 Rudolf Steiner ルドルフ・シュタイナー Austria Dornach, Switzerland Goetheanum ゲーテアヌム(第二ゲーテアヌム) Expressionist Architecture false 1928

A collection of world-famous architects and their masterpieces.