Louis Sullivan

Frederick Law Olmstead

Frank Lloyd-Wright

Le Corbusier

Frederick Law OlmsteadNew York Central Park, 1858

Frederick Law OlmsteadThe Mall

New York Central Park, 1858

Frederick Law OlmsteadBethesda Terrace

New York Central Park, 1858

Frederick Law OlmsteadThe Great Lawn

New York Central Park, 1858

Louis SullivanGuaranty Building

1895Buffalo, NY

Louis SullivanPrudential BuildingBuffalo, NY

Frank Lloyd WrightFrederick C. Robie House 1908-1910Chicago, Illinois

Frank Lloyd WrightFrederick C. Robie House 1908-1910Chicago, Illinois

Frank Lloyd WrightFrederick C. Robie House 1908-1910Chicago, Illinois

Le CorbusierVilla Savoye 1928-31 Poissy, France

Le CorbusierVilla Savoye 1928-31 Poissy, France

Le CorbusierHeidi Weber Pavilion 1965Zurich, Switzerland

Le CorbusierHeidi Weber Pavilion 1965Zurich, Switzerland

Le CorbusierNotre Dame du Haut 1950-54 Ronchamp

Le CorbusierNotre Dame du Haut 1950-54 Ronchamp

Le CorbusierNotre Dame du Haut 1950-54 Ronchamp

Bjarke Ingels' architecture

http://www.ted.com/speakers/bjarke_ingels.html

Bjarke Ingels is principal of BIG, based in Copenhagen. An alumnus of Rem Koolhaas' OMA practice, Ingels takes a similar approach: experimenting with pure space, but never losing sight of the building as a solution to a real-world problem. His manifesto "Yes Is More" takes the form of a giant cartoon strip, 130 meters long, that reminds people to keep thinking big -- to see all our modern problems as challenges that inspire us. His deeply-thought-out and often rather large works -- including several skyscrapers and mixed-use projects in a developing section of Copenhagen, plus a project for a new commercial harbor-island --work to bring coherence to the urban fabric and to help their occupants and users lead better lives. His most famous works include: the Stavanger Concert House, Tallinn’s city hall and the VM Houses. He recently won a competition to design Copenhagen’s waste-to-energy plant with a design that will place a ski slope on top of the structure.