Born in Padova in 1508, the architect was most prolific in Venice and Vicenza. Read a biography.

Biography calls Palladio the "most copied architect in the history of architecture." Read about his influence on American architecture.

Learn how this stonemason became one of history's most influential architects. Read about his commissions and his "Four Books of Architecture."

Influential architect was the first to systematize the placement of rooms and built many houses. Read a biography from this encyclopedia.