Semifinalists — Public Buildings
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New York · 1952

American architect and partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Pioneered the glass curtain wall skyscraper. Known for Lever House in New York, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington.
Brasilia · 1960

Brazilian architect who was a pioneer of modern architecture in Latin America. Known for his work on Brasília including the National Congress, Cathedral of Brasília, and Palácio da Alvorada. His free-flowing curved forms became his signature.