M.H. Architect

Guido Canella

  • Canella was born in 1931 and is still alive to this day.
  • His style is contemporary.
  • Graduated from Faculty of Architects, Milan Polytechnic-1959.
  • Canella and Michele Achilli founded Canella and Achilli Architectural Consulting Firm.
  • His children Gentucca, Riccardo, and Tito have been partners in there father's firm since 1995

Honors and Awards - Institute of Architects Prize(1968)
International Committee of Architectural Critics Prize(1995)


Kenzo Tange

  • Tange was born in 1913 - 2005
  • He combined traditional Japanese style with modernism.
  • Tange entered the Architecture Department of the University of Tokyo becoming an assistant professor.
  • His Pritzker Prize citation described his gymnasium as " among the most beautiful building of the 20th century"
  • His funeral was held in one of his very works, the Tokyo Cathedral.

Honors and Award - Pritzker Prize for architecture(1987)
Japanese Premium Imperial award for lifetime achievement in the arts(1993)
Architectural Institute of Japan(1986)



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