lgbt architects

Lesbian, gay, bisexual history month 2010

There is a long association of gay men and lesbians with building and design, whether it be the constructions of Philip Johnson on a grand scale to the interior designs of Elsie de Wolfe

Seagram Building, New York, Philip Johnson, 1956

Elsie de Wolfe (1865-1950)

Philip Johnson 1906-2005Johnson appeared on the cover of Out magazine in 1996

His work has had an enormous impact on the architectural world

Glass House, Connecticut, Philip Johnson, 1949

New York State Theatre, Philip Johnson, 1964

PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Philip Johnson, 1984

AT&T Building, New York, Philip Johnson, 1984

Bank of America, Houston, Philip Johnson, 1984

Puerta de Europa, Madrid, Philip Johnson, 1996

Contemporary gay and lesbian architectsinclude such prominent figures as:Robert AM SternRodolfo MachadoNigel CoatesDavid SchwarzRick MatherStanley Saitowitz

Robert AM Stern

Hobby Centre, Houston, AM Stern, 2002

Comcast Centre, Philadelphia, AM Stern, 2008

Lakewood Library, Ohio, AM Stern, 2008

Rodolfo Machado Machado & Silvetti Associates

Getty Villa, California, Rodolfo Machado, 1997

Boston Public Library, Rodolfo Machado, 2001

Nigel Coates art, architecture, design

Coates apartment, Nigel Coates, 2008

Global cities, Nigel Coates, 2005

David SchwarzDavid M Schwarz Architects Inc

Rick Mather Rick Mather Architects

Dulwich Picture Gallery extension, Rick Mather, 1999

South Bank masterplan, London, Rick Mather

Stanley SaitowitzNatoma Architects Inc

Tampa Museum of Art, Florida, Stanley Saitowitz

Congregation Beth Shalom, San Francisco, Stanley Saitowitz

Gay and lesbian people have also had a large impact on the built environment in many other ways:– sustainable design– landscape architecture– media and design

Sustainable design Eleanor Raymond (1887-1989)Designer of the first solar house, 1939

Landscape architecture Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962)Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Landscape architecture Philip Johnson (1906-2005) Fort Worth Water Gardens, 1974

Media and designTyler Brulé

Launched Wallpaper* magazine in 1996 and Monocle magazine magazine in 2007