Arata Isozaki was born in Oita, Kyushu, Japan in 1931. He Graduated the University of Tokyo in 1954. In 1961 completed Doctorate course in Architecture at the University of Tokyo. In 1963 established Isozaki Arata & Associates. Lectured at the University of Tokyo, UCLA, Harvard University and Columbia University as a visiting professor and also judge in main international competitions. Also active in lectures, symposiums, architectural exhibitions, fine art exhibitions and private exhibitions all around the world.

Team Disney Building

Arata Isozaki designed this Disney office building which won a 1992 National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.This office building serves as the local headquarters for Disney`s Florida operations. The focus of this playful structure is the dramatic and colorful sundial rising through the center of the building.

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Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hayes studied at Louisiana State University in the School of Environmental Design. He worked as a landscape architect before moving to New York to study interior design at Parsons School of Design. He went to work at Bray-Schaible Design in 1982, and four years later established his own office, which is now in it s fifteenth year. In January 2000, Hayes was named one of the AD 100 by Architectural Digest magazine.

Palm Beach Residence

An elegant entry foyer, this design by Thad Hayes takes advantage of high impact black, white and pale yellow. Optimistic and essential, rigorous and refined: these are the hallmarks of Thad Hayes designs.

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Michael Graves (July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic household items sold at Target stores in the United States.
Graves was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Broad Ripple High School, receiving his diploma in 1950.He earned a bachelor`s degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master`s degree from Harvard University.An architect in public practice in Princeton, New Jersey, since 1964, Graves is also the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus at Princeton University.He directs the firm Michael Graves & Associates, which has offices in Princeton and in New York City. In addition to his popular line of household items, Graves and his firm have earned acclaim for a wide variety of commercial and residential buildings and interior design.
 In 1999 Graves was awarded the National Medal of Arts and in 2001 the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects.

HYATT REGENCY HOTEL

The dramatic interiors are organized as a visual and spatial sequenceof  public spaces along a light-filled atrium. In the center of the rotunda, the hotel lobby is lit from above by a pyramidal structure visible from the guestroomcorridors. At the junction between the hotel and the office building,gold-leafed pavilions serve as a grand stair,
a focal point extensively used forweddings, fashion shows, and special events.

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