Jean Nouvel, Winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2008
No Comments | April 19th, 2008

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On Jun. 2, Nouvel will receive the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor, in a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington. The Paris-based architect has won the profession’s highest honor - Pritzker Prize 2008, for a career of memorable buildings. This is undoubtedly Jean Nouvel’s moment, aside from winning the Pritzker, his [...]



Richard Meier
2 Comments | August 10th, 2007

This weeks presentation is on Richard Meier and his Islip Justice Courthouse, there is a short article on Richard Meier in Wikipedia, it appears that Meier also consulted on the design of several buildings that appear in the 2003 city building computer game SimCity 4, making him perhaps the first professional architect ever commissioned to [...]



Sir Richard Rogers - Pritzker Prize 2007
No Comments | March 29th, 2007

Pritzker Architecture Prize 2007 goes to Sir Richard Rogers, I’ve got no idea who this architect is and what type of architecture he practice. The 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize won by Paulo Mendes da Rocha from Barzil, as usual I’ve got no idea who this guy is. I guess architecture is not my cup of [...]



The 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize
1 Comment | April 12th, 2006

This year Pritzker Prize goes to Paulo Mendes da Rocha from Barzil. I have to admit that this is the first time I heard of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, and I am going to do some research on his architecture style and its impact on society. What I read from wikipedia is that he practise [...]




     

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