Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Weizmann In

Is a professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. His research interests lie within the theory of computing. Specifically, the interplay of randomness and computation, the foundations of cryptography and complexity theory at large.

Was an architect who lived during Charlemagne's reign in the Carolingian Empire, and is the earliest

Was an architect who lived during Charlemagne's reign in the Carolingian Empire, and is the earliest known architect born north of the Alps. His Carolingian architecture with polygonal plans and elaborate elevations of the buildings he created are a remin

Is a German architect at Büro Ole Scheeren in Beijing.[1] He was a partner at the Office for Metrop

Is a German architect at Büro Ole Scheeren in Beijing.[1] He was a partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) with Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Shohei Shigematsu, and managing partner Victor van der Chijs.[2] Scheeren was

Was a French-born American fashion designer noted for being chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design h

Was a French-born American fashion designer noted for being chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her state wardrobe in the 1960s. He became the exclusive costume designer for his then wife the actress Gene Tierney. His designs appeared in ten of Tierney's films.Cassini took American citizenship and became a second lieutenant in the Army during World War II, at Fort Riley, Kansas. Initially, he joined the United States Coast Guard but according to his The New York Times obituary, he later served in the U.S. Army as a cavalry officer because he found the idea of cavalry service a bit more glamorous.

Was a Soviet aircraft designer and painter, the founder of Antonov ASTC, a world-famous aircraft com

Was a Soviet aircraft designer and painter, the founder of Antonov ASTC, a world-famous aircraft company in Ukraine, later named in his honour.

Was an Estonian architect who is perhaps best realled for his work in the style coined "Pärnu Resor

Was an Estonian architect who is perhaps best realled for his work in the style coined "Pärnu Resort Functionalism". Olev Sinnmaa was born Oskar Siimann[2] in Pärnu into a joinery shop owner's family.

Is the Breton language version of Olivier Mordrelle, a Breton nationalist and wartime collaborator w

Is the Breton language version of Olivier Mordrelle, a Breton nationalist and wartime collaborator with Nazi Germany who founded the fascistic Breton National Party. Before the war he worked as an architect. His architectural work was influenced by Art Deco and the International style of Le Corbusier. He was also an essayist, short story writer, and translator. Mordrel wrote some of his works under the pen names Jean de La Bénelais, J. La B, Er Gédour, A. Calvez, Otto Mohr, Brython, and Olivier Launay.

Was a Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by

Was a Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by the Finnish Association of Architects.[1]Her graduation from the university of Helsinki was followed by the establishment of her architectural office, making her the first independently practising female architect of Finland.[1][2] In 1904 she won the first architectural prize in a contest of the School of Economics of Tampere.[2] From 1909 to 1913 Wivi Lönn and Armas Lindgren designed and built the Estonia Theatre in the Art Nouveau style,

Was a modernist architect and architectural writer, historian and archivist who emigrated to the Uni

Was a modernist architect and architectural writer, historian and archivist who emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1929.[1] In 1940 Stonorov, along with George Howe, worked on the design of housing developments in Pennsylvania with Louis Kahn.

Is a Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in international modern a

Is a Brazilian architect who is considered one of the most important names in international modern architecture. He was a pioneer in the exploration of the constructive possibilities of reinforced concrete.

Was a leading Polish architect and art conservator and restorer of monuments during the period betwe

Was a leading Polish architect and art conservator and restorer of monuments during the period between World War I and World War II.Sosnowski received his education at a Russian polytechnic in Warsaw, in the Engineering and Construction Faculty Department.[1]In the fall of 1918, the recently renovated building of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology (Warsaw Polytechnic) was occupied by the Bolshevik army causing many Polish students enlisted to drive them out, and following this brief interruption, new professors arrived at the Faculty; including Sosnowski, who took the post of the Chair of Polish Architecture Division.[1] In 1919, he became a professor at the Warsaw Polytechnic. In 1922, he initiated the establishment of the Association of Polish City Planners. In 1929, he founded the Department of Architecture of Poland at Warsaw Polytechnic.

Austrian-born Czech architect associated with the Secession / Art Nouveau period in Prague. Polívka

Austrian-born Czech architect associated with the Secession / Art Nouveau period in Prague. Polívka designed many of Prague's significant landmarks of the era, plus other work in Brno and elsewhere.After graduating from Czech Polytechnic in Prague, his first important commission was a collaboration with Antonín Wiehl, the 1894 Prague City Savings Bank. Polívka's style evolved through his active years but he remained devoted to the collaborating with artists for aesthetic effect. For the ornate landmark Municipal House he coordinated the work of many significant Czech muralists and sculptors of the time, including his friend Alfons Mucha.

Was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of

Was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms. Among his notable projects are museums in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Cologne. Oswald Mathias Ungers was born in Kaisersesch in the Eifel region. F

Sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust", was a Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer (e

Sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust", was a Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel). Due to his organizational talents and ideological reliability, he was charged by Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich with the task of facilitating and managing the logistics of mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. After the war, he traveled to Argentina using a fraudulently obtained laissez-passer issued by the International Red Cross and lived there under a false identity working for Mercedes-Benz until the 1960s. He was captured by Israeli Mossad agents in Argentina and tried in Israeli court on fifteen criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was convicted and hanged in 1962.

Was a Czech architect, noted for his contributions to International style in architecture.[1][2]Eisl

Was a Czech architect, noted for his contributions to International style in architecture.[1][2]Eisler was educated at the Deutsche Technische Hochschule, Brünn over the course of ten years, with a likely interruption for military service during World War I. During his studies, he worked at studios in Vienna. Upon graduation, he worked in the architectural practices of Heinrich Tessenow and Walter Gropius before founding his own firm. He also took part in managing his family's business, including his brothers' (Artur, Hugo, Leo, and Moriz) construction company.[3]

Was a German architect and contractor. After studying civil engineering, he joined his father's cons

Was a German architect and contractor. After studying civil engineering, he joined his father's construction company Heilmann & Littmann, as a proxy holding manager. Later he joined the supervisory board.

Was a Finnish architect. He did city plans for Kauniainen and Tapiola.

Was a Finnish architect. He did city plans for Kauniainen and Tapiola.