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SANAA sejima - nishizawa win pritzker
rolex learning center ecole polytechnique fédérale de lausanne by SANAA, 2010
joining the likes of frank gehry, rem koolhaas and renzo piano in receiving the the profession's
highest honor.
the jury, who made their decision on sunday stated - 'they explore like few others
the phenomenal properties of continuous space, lightness, transparency and materiality.'
the omotesando shopping district in tokyo, 'o' museum in nagano, the new museum
of contemporary art, new york city and the recent rolex learning center in lausanne.
'they seek the essential qualities of architecture that result in a much-appreciated straight
forwardness, economy of means and restraint, ' quoted one of the jurors.
and nishizawa formed their tokyo-based design firm SANAA ltd. in 1995. the duo were
awarded the 2005 rolf schock visual arts prize by sweden's royal academies in 2005.
the formal prtizker ceremony will be held in may on ellis island, where the duo will also
receive a 100 000 USD grant and bronze medallions.
sejima is currently serving as the director of this year's venice architecture biennale,
the first woman to do so.
'we're always thinking, 'how we can open up the architecture to the people or to the
surroundings that each project has?' this is one of the reasons why our architecture
becomes open and transparent and light,' nishizawa said.
rolex learning center ecole polytechnique fédérale de lausanne
the new museum of contemporary art, new york city, 2007
21st century museum of contemporary art, kanazawa, ishikawa, 2004
christian dior building, tokyo, 2003
kazuyo sejima (right) and ryue nishizawa (left)
image © takashi okamoto
ryue nishizawa: house & garden
a series of stacked concrete floor slabs bordered with transparent railings and curtains, this four-storey dwelling is enclosed with walls of household plants growing within pots.
kazuyo sejima: 311 starting over from point z
kazuyo sejima presents her work and collaboration with a island community after the japan earthquake.
ryue nishizawa: hiroshi senju museum karuizaw
subtly rising and dipping with the natural contours of the land, the single-storey museum directly engages with the surrounding landscape, using the forest as a backdrop to the exhibited works of art.
2012 pritzker prize ceremony in beijing china
the most prestigious architecture award will be given to this year's recipient within a city which features a prominent number of structures designed by previous laureates.
zaha hadid named juror to pritzker prize jury
the 2004 pritzker architecture prize laureate, zaha hadid and U.S. supreme court justice stephen breyer have been selected to join the pritzker architecture prize jury.
eduardo souto de moura wins the 2011 pritzker
the second portuguese architect to have been awarded the international honour, the 58-year old eduardo souto de moura has won this year's pritzker architecture prize.
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