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Since 1998, Google has been manipulating their iconic logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists, creating what they call Google Doodles. Since the very first doodle (used to indicate founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s attendance at Burning Man that year), Google has produced over 2000 fun, colorful drawings to inform their users about the important milestones that fell on that date.
Of these doodles, numerous have featured the works or lives of some of history’s most prominent architects. Check out a sampling of some of our favorites, after the break!
March 27, 2012 – Mies van der Rohe’s 126th Birthday
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August 4, 2011 – Roberto Burle Marx’s 102nd Birthday
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December 15, 2011 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s 83rd Birthday
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March 9, 2013 – Luis Barragan’s 111th Birthday
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January 27, 2014 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s 200th Birthday
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April 3, 2013 – Henry van de Velde’s 150th Birthday
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October 20, 2014 – Christopher Wren’s 382nd Birthday
April 18, 2012 – Jan Kaplický’s 75th Birthday
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April 21, 2012 – Brasilia’s Anniversary
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July 12, 2011 – 450th Anniversary of St. Basil’s Cathedral
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September 4, 2010 – 25th Anniversary of Buckyball
October 20, 2008 – 35th Anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House
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May 17, 2008 – 125th Birthday of Walter Gropius
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June 8, 2005 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s 138th Birthday
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June 25, 2013 – Antoni Gaudí’s 161st Birthday
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August 6, 2014 – Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s 94th Birthday
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January 19, 2016 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s 127th Birthday
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March 4, 2016 – 42nd Anniversary of Rio-Niteroi Bridge Opening
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May 4, 2016 – Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday
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May 20, 2013 – Exposición Universal de Barcelona’s 125th anniversary
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May 27, 2012 – 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge
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January 9, 2013 – 150th Anniversary of the Tube
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November 17, 2009 – Isamu Noguchi’s Birthday
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January 15, 2014 – The 255th anniversary of the British Museum
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September 4, 2013 – Kenzo Tange’s 100th Birthday
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April 3, 2013 – Henry van de Velde’s 150th Birthday
March 31, 2015 – 126th Anniversary of the public opening of the Eiffel Tower
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You can find even more architecture-related doodles, here.
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