PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded in 1857 by Richard Upjohn as the New York Society of Architects.

Official Website:
http://www.aia.org/

Founding Date:
23-Feb-1857

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alvar Aalto	Architect	3-Feb-1898	11-May-1976	Finnish modernist architect, furniture designer
Max Abramovitz	Architect	23-May-1908	12-Sep-2004	Designed UN Headquarters
Harold L. Adams	Architect	c. 1939		CEO of RTKL Associates, 1971-2002
James F. Barker	Educator	c. 1947		President of Clemson University
Gordon Bunshaft	Architect	9-May-1909	6-Aug-1990	Skyscraper architect
Daniel H. Burnham	Architect	4-Sep-1846	1-Jun-1912	Built skyscrapers and planned cities
Harvey B. Gantt	Politician	14-Jan-1943		Mayor of Charlotte, 1983-87
Bruce J. Graham	Architect	1-Dec-1925	6-Mar-2010	Architect of the Sears Tower
Victor Gruen	Architect	18-Jul-1903	14-Feb-1980	Popularized the shopping mall
Charles Gwathmey	Architect	19-Jun-1938	3-Aug-2009	Designed extension to the Guggenheim
Raymond Hood	Architect	29-Mar-1881	14-Aug-1934	Chicago Tribune Tower
Albert Kahn	Architect	21-Mar-1869	8-Dec-1942	Detroit architect, factory designer
Louis Kahn	Architect	20-Feb-1901	17-Mar-1974	Prominent architect
Stanley Marcus	Business	20-Apr-1905	22-Jan-2002	CEO of Neiman-Marcus, 1950-72
Robert Moses	Government	18-Dec-1888	29-Jul-1981	New York City planner
Sarah Susanka	Architect	c. 1957		The Not So Big House
Richard Upjohn	Architect	22-Jan-1802	16-Aug-1878	Gothic revivalist, Trinity Church
John E. Zuccotti	Business	23-Jun-1937	19-Nov-2015	Real estate tycoon

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