Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a French architect. Humbert built many buildings and "hôtels particuliers" (private homes) in P

Was a French architect. Humbert built many buildings and "hôtels particuliers" (private homes) in Paris and other European cities, such as Brussels for the aristocracy and the upper class of the time, such a the prince of Caraman-Chimay, the duke des Cars or the Schneider familly.

Was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his more famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who as

Was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his more famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier) for about twenty years. Their working relationship ended when he joined the French Resistance and Le Corbusier did not.

Was a French architect famous for his book Manière de bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes (1623

Was a French architect famous for his book Manière de bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes (1623 and 1647)[1], and for the châteaux he constructed, most notably Tanlay in Burgundy, as well as some modest houses in Paris, the grandest of which, the Hôtel d’Avaux (1644-1650) survives and has recently been restored to a semblance of its seveneenth-century condition.

Was a French architect active during the French Renaissance, "the man who was first responsible for

Was a French architect active during the French Renaissance, "the man who was first responsible for the implantation of pure and correct classical architecture in France."[2] Francois I took him into his service, and appointed him architect in charge of the building projects at the Palais du Louvre,[3] which transformed the old château into the palace that we know.

Was a French architect. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games tog

Was a French architect. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games together with Gustave Saacké and Pierre Bailly for their design of a "Cirque pour Toros" ("Circus for Bullfights").

Was a French architect who was the assistant of the great French teacher of architecture, Jacques-Fr

Was a French architect who was the assistant of the great French teacher of architecture, Jacques-François Blondel, whose Cours d'architecture which ran to nine volumes by 1777, he saw through the press after Blondel's death in 1774.

Was the Master-mason to the King of France, known for working on Amiens Cathedral. In 1475 Tarisel w

Was the Master-mason to the King of France, known for working on Amiens Cathedral. In 1475 Tarisel was summoned to inspect Noyon Cathedral, which was deteriorating in many places. Although he was not yet master mason of the city, no work of imprtance was undertaken without him. In 1477 he was in Arras, at work for the King of France. In 1500 the plan of Martin Chambiges for the restoration and decoration of Beauvais Cathedral was submitted to him.

Was a notable French architect who worked on the Hansaviertel in Berlin. Known Internationally as th

Was a notable French architect who worked on the Hansaviertel in Berlin. Known Internationally as the publisher of L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui and General Secretary of the UIA. Vago remained honorary president of the UIA until his death.

Was a French architect, painter and designer. In 1775, Trouard entrusted him with the interior decor

Was a French architect, painter and designer. In 1775, Trouard entrusted him with the interior decoration of the Hôtel d'Aumont he was building in Place de la Concorde. In 1778, at the death of Michel-Ange Challe, Louis XVI appointed him King's Designer and Architect ("Dessinateur du Cabinet du Roi"). He worked on numerous decorative schemes for official events, theatrical performances and funerals, and also directed the decoration of the Paris Opera.

Was a French historicist architect, a pupil of Henri Labrouste, specialising in ecclesiastical archi

Was a French historicist architect, a pupil of Henri Labrouste, specialising in ecclesiastical architecture. In 1844 he was appointed architect to the diocese of Lyon, where his major work was the neo-Byzantine basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière (1872–84), on a height dominating Lyon. He also designed Lyon's Église Saint-Georges, an extension to the parish church at Ars-sur-Formans (1862–65)[1] and churches at Régny, Neulise and Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (1854–56), as well as the pilgrimage basilica of La Louvesc (1865) in the Department of Ardèche, Dauphiné.

Was a Dutch architect best known for his 'Kubuswoningen' (Cube houses) built in Helmond in the mid-1

Was a Dutch architect best known for his 'Kubuswoningen' (Cube houses) built in Helmond in the mid-1970s and in Rotterdam in the early 1980s. He studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Building-Arts as a student of Aldo van Eyck.

Is a Dutch architect and interior designer.Originally a building contractor, Boon founded a design s

Is a Dutch architect and interior designer.Originally a building contractor, Boon founded a design studio in 1982 that he now runs with his wife, Karin. Based in Oostzaan, near Amsterdam, the studio comprises architects and designers. He launched the "Piet Boon Zone" line of furniture and lighting in 2003 which now successfully operates in 34 countries. In addition to designs for private clients and various commercial housing developments

Was a Dutch architect, one of the most important architects of the Amsterdam School (Expressionist a

Was a Dutch architect, one of the most important architects of the Amsterdam School (Expressionist architecture).Kramer collaborated with his friend Michel de Klerk in the architectural practice of Eduard Cuypers. In 1911 he collaborated in the design of the Scheepvaarthuis (Shipping House), with Johan van der Mey and Michel de Klerk. Kramer also collaborated with de Klerk on the P.L. Takstraat/Burgemeester Tellegenstraat complex. Its corner portion is very striking — like the turrets De Klerk incorporated in his Hemburgstraat building, it is purely decorative and not functional.

Was an Italian architect.He was born in Carona, Ticino, and apprenticed under his father Guiniforte

Was an Italian architect.He was born in Carona, Ticino, and apprenticed under his father Guiniforte Solari, himself an architect and sculptor. In 1476, he was hired to continue the construction of the Duomo di Milano. Later on, he was in charge of several

Was an Italian artist and architect of High Baroque. He is best known for painting fresco ceilings,

Was an Italian artist and architect of High Baroque. He is best known for painting fresco ceilings, a pursuit in which he had ample competition in the Rome of his day, but he was equally adept and masterful with architectural design. While an influential

Was an artist, sculptor, and architect.Piotr worked in non-traditional materials including electroni

Was an artist, sculptor, and architect.Piotr worked in non-traditional materials including electronic and mechanical devices, neon, large earth works, explosions and other natural phenomena including plant growth and gravity. His work often expressed science or natural laws in direct and tangible ways, immediate to the senses and referring to artistic aesthetics. A refugee of World War II, a graduate of MIT, he immigrated to France as an architect for UNESCO and spent most of the rest of his life in Paris. Along with gallery works, he has several large outdoors projects.Piotr Kowalski was born 2 March 1927 in Lvov Poland. By 1946 he as a refugee of the war living in Brazil. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1952, receiving a Bachelors in Architecture. He maintained relations with MIT throughout his life. Working as an architect for I. M. Pei from 1952 until 1953, he joined Marcel Brauer as an architect at UNESCO in Paris.

Was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral, geographer and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gallipoli

Was an Ottoman-Turkish admiral, geographer and cartographer born between 1465 and 1470 in Gallipoli on the Aegean coast of Turkey.Piri began to serve in the Ottoman navy when he was young, in 1481, following his uncle Kemal Reis, a well-known seafarer of the time. He participated in many years of fighting against Spanish, Genoese and Venetian navies, including the First Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Zonchio) in 1499 and Second Battle of Lepanto (Battle of Modon) in 1500. When his uncle Kemal Reis died in 1511, Piri returned to Gallipoli and began to write his book Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation). In 1513 he produced his first world map, based on some 20 older maps and charts which he had collected,

Was a French architect. He graduated in 1920 from the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal at the Ecole des

Was a French architect. He graduated in 1920 from the atelier of Jean-Louis Pascal at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, then followed a course in the Ecole du Louvre from 1921 to 1924. He was a member of the Société des Architectes Diplômés par le Gouvernement (SADG) and magazine editor from 1923 to 1924.

Was a leading hydrologist from India[1][2]. He was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Science

Was a leading hydrologist from India[1][2]. He was elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1972[3] although his only formal education was a Civil Engineering degree from College of Engineering, Guindy, University of Madras. Before his death in 1988, at 57 years old, he was the only one to have received both the Homi Bhabha Fellowship 1967-69[4] (he spent his time at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts doing research in Groundwater modeling) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship 1975-77, two of the country's top research awards.

Was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Torpe

Was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Torpedo, an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production of the torpedo was shut down amidst scandal and accusations of stock fraud on March 3, 1949. The 1988 movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream is based around the car's production.

Was a Russian mining engineer and inventor who, in 1809, built the first horse-railway in Russia. He

Was a Russian mining engineer and inventor who, in 1809, built the first horse-railway in Russia. He elaborated on various canal projects and other artificial water constructions. Frolov also contributed to the development of scientific research and to th