Favorite+Architects


 * Ma Yansong: Review -Interview **

Ma Yansong is a great renowned Chinese architect. His works include : ShengwuIsland in Guangzhou, and the famous "Marilyn Moroe Tower". Ma Yansong of the Beijing -based architecture firm MAD created thisstunninglycurvaceous building for the new 50- storey a condo inMississauga , Ontario, Canada.

This structure is very impressive because of the beauty of its curves,including thebuilding appears to have movement . I think that was one of the objectives of Ma , and make it a very modern structure , adapted to the futuristic vision of modern man, and utilitarian and functional needsof the entire building.



My favorite architect is: **Norman Foster.** Foster was raised in Manchester in a working-class family and was intrigued by design and engineering from a young age. His years observing Mancunian architecture subsequently influenced his works, and was inspired to pursue a career in architecture after a treasurer clerk noticed his sketches and interest in Manchester's buildings while he worked at Manshester Town Hall. Foster gained an internship at a local architect's office before submitting a portfolio and winning a place at the University of Manchester School of Architecture. He subsequently won a scholarship to study at the Yale School of Architecture in the United States of America. Foster returned to the United Kingdom in 1963 and set up a practice, Team 4 which became Foster + Partners. His breakthrough building was arguably the Willis Building in Ipswich in 1975 and he has since designed landmark structures such as Wembley Stadium and 30 St Mary Axe. He is one of Britain's most prolific architects of his generation. In 2009 Foster was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in the Arts category.
 * Favorite Architect:**
 * Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank** (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company maintains an international design practice, Foster + Partners.

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**Norman Foster's Works:**







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