Calatrava, Santiago
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Santiago Calatrava, both an architect and an engineer, is famous for hissculptural designs of functional structures including bridges, train stations, airport terminals and bus shelters. Calatrava, a native of Spain, designed the extension for the Milwaukee Art Museum in Wisconsin.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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Thom Mayne
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The life and work of Thom Mayne, an architect are highlighted. On May 31, 2005, Mayne received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in Chicago, Illinois at the ceremony to honor excellence in architecture.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Butts, Alfred Mosher
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Alfred M. Butts died on Apr 4, 1993. Butts was an architect who invented the popular word game Scrabble and became wealthy from the royalties on its sales.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1993
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