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THE GREATEST ARCHITECTS IN HISTORY

I was a junior at Stanford and not totally satisfied with my choice to become a chemical engineer.  I had at that point actually taken more art courses than those in ChE.  I always had an artistic flare, and when I graduated in ChE, I almost went to Sophia University in Tokyo to pursue my interest in art.  My more responsible self kept me on my path to become what I am today, But going back to 1960, I looked into becoming an architect or architectural engineer.  To do so meant I had to spend a extra year and half making up courses.  But I've kept up with this field, which will lead today to an architect no one has ever heard of, Shaun Killa. To begin, who designed those noteworthy structures of our historic past? A good place to start is the Great Pyramid of Giza, which dates back to 2560 BC, or 4585 years ago. Egyptian Prince Hemiunu  is believed to have been the architect. Actually, Egyptian chancellor to King Djoser around 2625,  Imhotep , built the...