How Humanity Defied Time in Stone
53 figures · 6 eras · From the Parthenon to the Sagrada Família — a map of architects and master builders
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Raising the First Miracles in StoneAncient & Classical9Imhotep, Ictinus, Vitruvius — the first rules of pyramid, temple, and dome
Making Stone Fly to the SkyMedieval Sanctuaries7Suger, Sinan — Gothic church and mosque, chasing light and the sacred through structure
Rediscovering Proportion and the DomeRenaissance & Baroque10Brunelleschi, Palladio, Bernini — building mathematics, the classical, and drama into stone
Form Follows FunctionModernism10Gaudí, Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies — the new world of steel, glass, and concrete
Making Architecture Flow AgainContemporary9Pei, Gehry, Zaha, Ando — curves, light, and the landmarks of a global age
Another Set of Rules for Building the WorldEastern Building8Li Jie, Kuai Xiang, Ji Cheng, Tange — the Eastern tradition of timber, bracket, and garden