9 Incredibly Famous Architects Who Didn't Possess an Architecture Degree

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Had the worst jury ever? Failed your exams? Worry not! Before you fall on your bed and cry yourself to sleep—after posting a cute, frantic-looking selfie on Instagram, of course (hashtag so dead)—take a look at this list of nine celebrated architects, all of whom share a common trait. You might think that a shiny architecture degree is a requirement to be a successful architect; why else would you put yourself through so many years of architecture school? Well, while the title of "architect" may be protected in many countries, that doesn't mean you can't design amazing architecture—as demonstrated by these nine architects, who threw convention to the wind and took the road less traveled to architectural fame.

1. Frank Lloyd Wright

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Cite: Suneet Zishan Langar. "9 Incredibly Famous Architects Who Didn't Possess an Architecture Degree" 19 Jun 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/873850/9-incredibly-famous-architects-who-didnt-possess-an-architecture-degree> ISSN 0719-8884

九位没有建筑学学位的建筑师,却影响了整个现代建筑

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