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Frederick Law Olmsted
Andrea Palladio
I. M. Pei

William Pereira
Claude Perrault
Baldassare Peruzzi

Frederick Law Olmsted
b. 4-26-1822; Hartford, CT
d. 8-28-1903

Olmsted advocted the curative powers of natural landscapes as a way of refresing the spirits of people living in ever increasingly complex urban situations.

FYI - Olmstead was a co-founder of The Nation magazine.

• The Man Who Made Parks: The Story of Parkbuilder Frederick Law Olmsted
• National Parks posters
• National Association of Olmsted Parks

Andrea Palladio
b. 11-30-1508; Padua, Italy
d. 8-19-1580

The Palladian style, named after him, adhered to classical Roman principles of well ordered space that provided harmony and calm.

His buildings feature symmetry based on a strict axial basis, Greek classic temple facades with pillars and pilasters, and the arch (Palladian window), characteristics that can be found in the work of Bulfinch in the US Capitol building and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

He was given the name Palladio by one of his appreciative aristocratic clients to connect his talent with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena Palle.

• The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio

I.M. Pei
b. 4-26-1917; Canton (Guangzhou), China

I. M. Pei, a master of modern architecture, is particularly noted for his commission to design a new main entrance to the world famous Louvre Museum.

Pei's solution is a centrally located glass pyramid with direct access to galleries in each of the museum's three wings, while acting as a skylight for large area constructed under the courtyard providing that provides all the public amenities and technical support for a modern museum.

• Conversations With I. M. Pei: Light Is the Key
• Great Asian Americans posters

William L. Pereira
b. 4-25-1909; Chicago, IL
d. 11-13-1985; Los Angeles, CA

William Pereira was the architect of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California, and of the Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport (with his partner Charles Luckman and in collaboration of Paul Williams and Welton Becket).

He was also the master city planner for Irvine and Newport Beach as well as a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California (1949), where one of his students was Frank Gehry.

• William Pereira

Claude Perrault
b. 9-25-1613; Paris, France
d. 10-9-1688; Paris

Best known as the architect of the eastern range of the Louvre Palace in Paris (Louis Le Vau), Claude Perrault was also a physician and anatomist, an author of treatises on physics and natural history, and the brother of Charles Perrault, the collector of folk tales and fables.

• Claude Perrault at Amazon

Baldassare Peruzzi
b. 3-7-1482; Siena, Italy
d. 1-6-1637; Rome

Baldassare Peruzzi, who worked under both Bramante and Raphael on the new St. Peter's, is best remembered as the designer of the Villa Chigi, now known as the Villa Farnesina.

Joseph Plecnik
b. 1-23-1872; Ljubljana, former Austria-Hungary
d. 1-7-1957; Ljubljana, former Yugoslavia

Architect and professor Joseph Plecnik's work was characterized by classical forms used in unconventional ways in projects that included civic improvements such as bridges, waterfront facades, banks, and sluices along the Ljubljanica River.

Augustus W. N. Pugin
b. 3-1-1812; London, England
d. 9-14-1852

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, taught to draw by his father who was a draughtsman, became an architect who advocated Gothic architecture to be the true Christian form of architecture. Pugin was influential to John Ruskin and William Morris.

Josep Puig i Cadafalch
b. 10-15-1867; Mataro, Spain
d. 12-21-1956

Josep Puig i Cadafalch, a contemporary of Gaudi, also designed many buildings in Barcelona as well as being a professor of architecture and writing. He also made significant contributions to the history and national awareness of Catalonia.

• Josep Puig i Cadafalch