Happy Birthday, Central Park. On this day in 1853, the great city park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted opened in New York City. Take a break, sit on a bench, and muse on our summer birthday quiz. Can you name these famous architects, who all have birthdays next week?
- Born on July 23, this Japanese architect designed a sports complex for the 1992 summer Olympic games in Barcelona.
- Also born on July 23, this British architect designed the new 3 World Trade Center.
- Born on July 25, this Portugese architect won the Pritzker Prize in 2011.
- Also born on July 25, this 2002 Pritzker winner has practiced architecture according to the Aboriginal proverb, to "touch the earth lightly."
Answers...
- Arata Isozaki born in 1931, Oita, Kyushu, Japan
- Lord Richard Rogers born in 1933, Florence, Italy
- Eduardo Souto de Moura born in 1952, Porto, Portugal
- Australian-based Glenn Marcus Murcutt born in 1936, London, England
Photo of Gates in Central Park, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 2005 ©Jackie Craven
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