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List of architects Contents The following is a list of famous architects - well known individuals with a large body of published work or notable structures. [ edit ] Mythological/fictional architects Several architects occur in worldwide mythology , including Daedalus , builder of the Labyrinth , in Greek myth . In the Bible , Nimrod is considered the creator of the Tower of Babel , and King Solomon built Solomon's Temple with the assistance of the architect Hiram. In Hinduism , the palaces of the gods were built by the architect and artisan Vivasvat . Architects also occur in modern fiction. Examples include Howard Roark , protagonist in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead , Bloody Stupid Johnson , a parody of Capability Brown who appears in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and Slartibartfast , designer of planets in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Several films have included central characters who are architects, including Henry Fonda 's character "Juror 8" (Davis) in 12 Angry Men (1957), Tom Hanks ' character in Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Michael J. Fox 's character in The Frighteners (1996), John Cassavetes ' character in Tempest (1982), and Michael Keaton 's character in White Noise (2005), among many examples. In television, Mike Brady , father of The Brady Bunch , is an architect, as is Wilbur Post, owner of Mister Ed , and Ted Mosby , from How I Met Your Mother . Architect Halvard Solness is the protagonist of Henrick Ibsen 's 1892 play The Master Builder , Gaurang Patel , Vijay khatwani .
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