Who was the first architect?

Thinking about the first architect in history

By Young & de la Sota Architects

The first architect in history was the Egyptian Imhotep; born 27th century BCE, Memphis, Egypt. Imhotep was the designer of the Step Pyramid (Pyramid of Djoser). He is thought to be the first architect to use columns for support. In addition, Imhotep was the inventor of a smooth stone dressing (finish material) on buildings.

Architects, unique artists

Imhotep defined who was an architect and was compared to Ptah-TaTanen, the Egyptian architect of the universe.

In his time, architects were considered unique artists, so creative and inventively intellectual they were honored as adjuncts to the royal family. Imhotep was the Egyptian chief of engineering and prime minister of the crown.

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