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There are many LGBTQ Architects around the world who have made notable contributions to the design and building of iconic buildings and homes. Each has used their own personal design elements and style to create memorable architectural wonders. Many have applied their architecture skills to other artistic endeavors, such as painting and furniture design.
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There are many LGBTQ Architects around the world who have made notable contributions to the design and building of iconic buildings and homes. Each has used their own personal design elements and style to create memorable architectural wonders. Many have applied their architecture skills to other artistic endeavors, such as painting and furniture design.
  
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[[Louis Sullivan]], a gay American architect, is often referred to as the 'Father of Skyscrapers' and the 'Father of Modernism'.
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[[Louis Sullivan]], a gay American architect, is often referred to as the 'Father of Skyscrapers' and the 'Father of Modernism'.  He represents the inauguration of a long line of LGBTQ architects.
  
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Many global architectural organizations include groups of LGBTQ architects. For example, the American Institute of Architects sponsors an annual diversity conference focusing on the links between gender, sexuality, and cultural experience, and the British 'Architectural Journal' recently completed a survey of the UK's LGBTQ architects.  What is interesting is that the latter survey showed architects being comfortable with being out at the workplace but not so in relation to their clients and at the construction site.  
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Many global architectural organizations include working groups of LGBTQ architects. For example, the American Institute of Architects sponsors an annual diversity conference focusing on the links between gender, sexuality, and cultural experience.  This is an important step to establishing role models for the community within the profession, something which is currently lacking according to recent surveys.
  
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These architects hail from countries as diverse as Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Great Britain, Mexico, the United States, South Africa, Cypress, and Germany.   
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The British Architectural Journal recently completed a survey of the UK's LGBTQ architects. What is interesting is that this survey showed architects being comfortable with being out at the workplace but not so in relation to their clients and at the construction site.  This presents quite a conundrum for practicing architects and reveals that much work on tolerance must still be done in the profession.  As a result, a new support and social network for LGBTQ architects was launched in the UK in 2016 – Architecture LGBT+.  The organization points out that no architectural firm ranks in the top LGBTQ employers list in the country.
  
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* [[Phyllis Birkby]], United States
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The epitome for an LGBTQ architect would be to design a building for specific use by the community itself.  This includes community centres, homeless centres, medical facilities, and more.  This raises the question as to whether being a gay architect influences the design process and output for the individual?
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* [[Alan Buchsbaum]], United States
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* [[John Chute]]. Great Britain
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The architects who publicly identify as LGBTQ hail from countries as diverse as Brazil, Canada, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Great Britain, Mexico, the United States, France, South Africa, Cypress, and Germany.  Simply click on their names to read their fascinating biographies.
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* [[Nigel Coates]]. Great Britain
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* [[Arthur Erickson]], Canada
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'''Argentina'''
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* [[Roger Ferri]], United States
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* [[Bruce Alonzo Goff]], United States
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* [[Rodolfo Machado]]
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* [[Matthias Hollwich]], United States
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* [[Jorge Silvetti]]
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* [[Carlos Huber]], Mexico
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* [[Franklin D. Israel]], United States
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'''Brazil'''
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* [[Philip Johnson]], United States
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* [[Mark Kaminsky]], United States
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* [[Lota de Macedo Soares]]
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* [[Marc Kushner]], United States
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* [[Andre Piva]]
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* [[Lota de Macedo Soares]], Brazil
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* [[Rodolfo Machado]], Argentina
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'''Canada'''
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* [[Juergen Mayer-Hermann]], Germany
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* [[Alecos Modinos]], Cypress
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* [[Arthur Erickson]]
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* [[Charles Moore]], United States
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* [[Phyllis Lambert]]
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* [[Andre Piva]], Brazil
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* [[Michael McClelland]]
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* [[Charles Renfro]], United States
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* [[Vaughn Miller]]
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* [[Howard Rideout]], Canada
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* [[Howard Rideout]]
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* [[Mark Robbins]], United States
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* [[Paul Rudolph]], United States
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'''Cypress'''
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* [[Stanley Saitowitz]], United States
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* [[Louis Sullivan]], United States
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* [[Alecos Modinos]]
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'''France'''
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* [[Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine]]
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* [[Charles Percier]]
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'''Germany'''
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* [[Juergen Mayer-Hermann]]
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'''Great Britain'''
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* [[John Chute]]
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* [[Nigel Coates]]
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* [[Tom Guy]]
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* [[Harry Rich]]
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'''Mexico'''
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* [[Carlos Huber]]
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'''Sri Lanka'''
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* [[Geoffrey Bawa]]
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'''United States'''
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* [[Phyllis Birkby]]
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* [[Alan Buchsbaum]]
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* [[Ralph Adams Cram]]
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* [[Barry Dierks]]
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* [[Roger Ferri]]
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* [[Bruce Alonzo Goff]]
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* [[Jane Greenwood]]
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* [[Matthias Hollwich]]
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* [[Franklin D. Israel]]
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* [[Philip Johnson]]
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* [[Mark Kaminski]]
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* [[Marc Kushner]]
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* [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant]]
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* [[Charles Moore]]
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* [[Mark Pasnik]]
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* [[Lionel Pries]]
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* [[Charles Renfro]]
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* [[Mark Robbins]]
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* [[Paul Rudolph]]
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* [[Stanley Saitowitz]]
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* [[David Schwarz]]
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* [[Robert A. M. Stern]]
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* [[Louis Sullivan]]
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==See Also==
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Individuals in Real Estate and Property Markets]]
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* [[Prominent Furniture Designers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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* [[LGBTQ Interior Designers]]
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Landscape Painters, Architects and Photographers]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 00:31, 21 February 2021

LGBTQ Architects

There are many LGBTQ Architects around the world who have made notable contributions to the design and building of iconic buildings and homes. Each has used their own personal design elements and style to create memorable architectural wonders. Many have applied their architecture skills to other artistic endeavors, such as painting and furniture design.

Louis Sullivan, a gay American architect, is often referred to as the 'Father of Skyscrapers' and the 'Father of Modernism'. He represents the inauguration of a long line of LGBTQ architects.

Many global architectural organizations include working groups of LGBTQ architects. For example, the American Institute of Architects sponsors an annual diversity conference focusing on the links between gender, sexuality, and cultural experience. This is an important step to establishing role models for the community within the profession, something which is currently lacking according to recent surveys.

The British Architectural Journal recently completed a survey of the UK's LGBTQ architects. What is interesting is that this survey showed architects being comfortable with being out at the workplace but not so in relation to their clients and at the construction site. This presents quite a conundrum for practicing architects and reveals that much work on tolerance must still be done in the profession. As a result, a new support and social network for LGBTQ architects was launched in the UK in 2016 – Architecture LGBT+. The organization points out that no architectural firm ranks in the top LGBTQ employers list in the country.

The epitome for an LGBTQ architect would be to design a building for specific use by the community itself. This includes community centres, homeless centres, medical facilities, and more. This raises the question as to whether being a gay architect influences the design process and output for the individual?

The architects who publicly identify as LGBTQ hail from countries as diverse as Brazil, Canada, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Great Britain, Mexico, the United States, France, South Africa, Cypress, and Germany. Simply click on their names to read their fascinating biographies.

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Cypress

France

Germany

Great Britain

Mexico

Sri Lanka

United States

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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