He was the first architect to use stone instead of mud-brick when designing monumental structures, and this man may be the world's only [*] deified architect, with a cult based in Memphis.
This man's most famous building was studied and reconstructed by Jean-Phillipe Lauer, who collaborated with Cecil Firth, the discover of a serdab designed by this man. The excavation of a "Great Trench" surrounding a compound designed by this man likely provided the material for his most famous building. He was the first architect to use stone instead of mud-brick when designing monumental structures, and this man may be the world's only [*] deified architect, with a cult based in Memphis. In Saqqara, this man broke with burial tradition by layering six mastabas atop one another to create a step pyramid. For 10 points, name this man who is considered the world's first architect, an ancient Egyptian who served Djoser.
This man's most famous building was studied and reconstructed by Jean-Phillipe Lauer, who collaborated with Cecil Firth, the discover of a serdab designed by this man.
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