Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers, credited with helping open the fiel

Was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers, credited with helping open the field of interior design to women.Associated with the Colonial Revival, Aesthetic Movement, and the Arts and Crafts Movement throughout her long career, Wheele

Was an architect from Bogsta parish in Södermanland, Sweden. He studied to become an architect at t

Was an architect from Bogsta parish in Södermanland, Sweden. He studied to become an architect at the Swedish Art Academy in Stockholm from 1834-1841. In May 1841, he got a job as building contractor in Gävleborg province, where he worked the following ten years. In this position he led many important building projects in Gävle and designed several public buildings. When he heard that the city of Vaasa had burned down to the ground in 1852, he became interested in the opportunities surrounding the rebuilding of the city. He travelled to Vaasa where the job as county architect was open, and in January 1853 he was temporarily appointed for the job after impressing the county governor Berndt Federley. In 1855 he was appointed permanently, after he had become a citizen of the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Was a German architect and artist of the early twentieth century, who was associated with several of

Was a German architect and artist of the early twentieth century, who was associated with several of the leading avant-garde art movements of German Expressionism.[1] In the years immediately after the War, Krayl was involved with the Arbeitsrat für Kunst

Is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Gr

Is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in

Was a German architect known for his neoclassical (empire) style. He had a great impact on the archi

Was a German architect known for his neoclassical (empire) style. He had a great impact on the architecture of Finland in the first part of the 19th century.His most noted work can be found in Helsinki, which he helped rebuild. His works include the Senate Square and the buildings surrounding it. The buildings are Helsinki Cathedral, The Senate (now the Palace of the Council of State), the library and the main building of Helsinki University. The square is the monumental centre of Helsinki.

Was a German architect; he worked primarily in Berlin, Potsdam, and Bayreuth. He modified the origin

Was a German architect; he worked primarily in Berlin, Potsdam, and Bayreuth. He modified the original Deutscher Dom and Französischer Dom cathedrals in Berlin and added the domed towers.

Was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late B

Was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.There seems to be no proof that he belonged to the family of famous architects of the same name, which included Domenico Fontana.

Was an Italian-Swiss architect, born in Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque a

Was an Italian-Swiss architect, born in Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture. His façades of Santa Susanna, St. Peter's Basilica and Sant'Andrea della Valle were of key importance in the evolution of the Italian Baroque.

Was an Italian architect of the Baroque period.Born in Rome, Rainaldi was one of the leading archite

Was an Italian architect of the Baroque period.Born in Rome, Rainaldi was one of the leading architects of 17th century Rome, known for a certain grandeur in his designs. He worked at first with his father, Girolamo Rainaldi, a late Mannerist architect in

Was a Russian architect, of Italian origin, who worked the major portion of his life in Russia. He w

Was a Russian architect, of Italian origin, who worked the major portion of his life in Russia. He was the author of many classical buildings and architectural ensembles in Saint Petersburg and its environments. In his lifetime, he built a theater on the

Was an Italian designer with a profound understanding of materials, landscape, and the history of Ve

Was an Italian designer with a profound understanding of materials, landscape, and the history of Venetian culture.Scarpa was born in Venice in 1906. Much of his early childhood was spent in Vicenza, where his family relocated when he was 2 years old. Aft

Was a French-Argentine landscape architect, and a student of French landscape architect Édouard And

Was a French-Argentine landscape architect, and a student of French landscape architect Édouard André.[2]Carlos Thays arrived in Argentina in 1889,[2] after he was recommended to Argentine pioneer Miguel Crisol, who contracted Thays to design Sarmiento Park in Córdoba, by Jean Alphand.[1] During his time in Córdoba Thays became infatuated with the young country and decided to spend the rest of his life in Argentina. After moving to Buenos Aires he was named the city's Director of Parks & Walkways in 1891.[2] This position gave him significant influence over the design of the city's open spaces, and his legacy is still strongly felt in the city's open spaces today.

Was an Australian architect whose houses, designed in the first half of the 20th century, are now he

Was an Australian architect whose houses, designed in the first half of the 20th century, are now heritage listed and a philanthropist whose bequest to the University of Sydney funds research in Anthropology and Archaeology.He then studied architecture at Sydney Technical College before there was a university architecture course available in Sydney, but also attended architecture lectures in the Engineering Faculty at University of Sydney. He later studied at the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded a B.Sc.(Arch) in 1911

Was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Was a London-born architect who designed many important buildings in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods. Many of these buildings are now preserved under heritage laws.

Was a French architect, the first in a long line of French architects in the André family. Beginnin

Was a French architect, the first in a long line of French architects in the André family. Beginning in 1901, he was a member of the École de Nancy. Along with his son, Émile André, and Eugène Vallin, he was the architect of the Vaxelaire & Compagnie department store in Nancy, built between 1899 and 1901.

Was a French architect, especially active in Lille, then undergoing major urban expansion. He moved

Was a French architect, especially active in Lille, then undergoing major urban expansion. He moved to Lille as a young man, being a brilliant student in the architecture class at the Ecoles académiques. His successes got him sent to the Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he perfected his skills as a painter as well as an architect. Returning to Lille, he was entrusted with several private projects and church restorations.

Was a prominent Australian architect in the Art Deco style. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.C

Was a prominent Australian architect in the Art Deco style. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.Charles Bruce Dellit was born on 7 November 1898 in Darlington in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer, and Agnes Gertrude Mack. His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. He had several half siblings from his father's earlier marriage to Katie Dellit née Davoren. His half siblings were Laurence John, Alice, Albert Francis, Bernard John, Gregory Stanislaus, James, Austin Davoren and Marie. He married Victoria Clara Millar (daughter of Samuel Millar and Mary Ann Millar née Young) on 15 October 1921 in Queensland. Children of the marriage were Portia, Albert Victor (known as Victor) and Deirdre. Victor was also a prominent architect. Bruce Dellit died in 1942 in Sydney.

An Indian architect, planner and activist. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan and

An Indian architect, planner and activist. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology after which he established a private practice in Bombay in 1958. His work in India shows a careful development, understanding and adaptation of Modernism to a non-western culture. His early works attempt to explore a local vernacular within a modern environment. His land-use planning and community projects continually try to go beyond typical solutions to third world problems.

Is a American engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984 and 1985 as a Payload Specia

Is a American engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984 and 1985 as a Payload Specialist for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation.While never an employee of NASA, he has been extensively involved in payload preparation and on-pad processing s

Was a French architect and urbanist, and furniture designer, one of the principals in the Neoclassic

Was a French architect and urbanist, and furniture designer, one of the principals in the Neoclassical revival of the Antique. His major work was the Théâtre de l'Odéon for the Comédie-Française (1779-82). In his designs, De Wailly showed a predilection for the perfect figure, the circle.

Was a French architect, designer of the Palais Garnier and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.Student of Loui

Was a French architect, designer of the Palais Garnier and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.Student of Louis-Hippolyte Lebas at the École royale des Beaux-Arts de Paris beginning in 1842, he obtained the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1848. The subject of his fina

Was a French architect active in the period between the two World Wars. He was a winner of the grand

Was a French architect active in the period between the two World Wars. He was a winner of the grand prix de Rome. His works include the Hotel Majestic in Cannes.

Was a French architect and writer known as the author of the influential three-volume Murs et toits

Was a French architect and writer known as the author of the influential three-volume Murs et toits pour lea pays de chez nous in 1923, as the co-designer (with his brother Daniel) of the zoo in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris in 1934, and as the first chief architect of the Paris World Exhibition of 1937.

Is best known as the co-founder with John Warnock of Adobe Systems Inc., the graphics and publishing

Is best known as the co-founder with John Warnock of Adobe Systems Inc., the graphics and publishing software company, in 1982.Prior to co-founding Adobe, Geschke and Warnock worked at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Geschke had started there in the early 1970s. Geschke formed and headed PARC's Imaging Sciences Laboratory in 1978 or 1980.

Was a German advertising-designer, artist, photographer and short-movie-editor.After school at the h

Was a German advertising-designer, artist, photographer and short-movie-editor.After school at the humanistic Ruhr-high school and after study at the Jesuit-father François Xavier in Vannes, Wilp went to theAcadémie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. He finished his vast studies at the TH Aachen in synaesthesy, journalism, art and psychology. He was also student of Man Ray in New York.