Never too soon. I say Holl. Been a while for an American, he has done some very impressive work as of late and surely can be justified with his career production.
Holl, due to the fact that he's been around so long, so influential in theory and has done many buildings in China (this year location). Yet I think if a person to be more deserved it should be Toyo Ito. Although, his protege Sejima has won the prize recently.
evan - indeed. i'll send you a stuffed chik-fil-a cow since it's about all we have lying around the studio.
really interesting choice - fits, i suppose, in the vein of picking an lesser known (in the western press) master from a developing surging country (mendes de-rocha; fehn (at the time)....
I think it's an excellent choice- it reflects the both the continued economic growth of china through the recession, and continues the trend of pritzker picks who are sensitive to local culture and have a keen sense of materiality.... Holl's work in China is good - but it has absolutely nothing to do with local context....
PRITZKER 2012
Too soon?
My money's on Wang Shu.
Never too soon. I say Holl. Been a while for an American, he has done some very impressive work as of late and surely can be justified with his career production.
Toyo Ito
Ok, Ito too ...
i call holl every year. if he doesn't get it this year, somebody flat doesn't like him.
i call holl every year. if he doesn't get it this year, somebody flat doesn't like him.
Oooh... I like Holl. Ito is of course equally deserving, and since he's a bit older as well I think it could be him this year.
Holl, due to the fact that he's been around so long, so influential in theory and has done many buildings in China (this year location). Yet I think if a person to be more deserved it should be Toyo Ito. Although, his protege Sejima has won the prize recently.
Holl has got to be due. He's got an impressive body of international work and he likes science, yo!
Toyo Ito this year since this is star architect year
Mario Botta next year
David Chipperfield
Nader Tehrani?
Called it.
What do I win?
http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2012/02/Wang-Shu-Wins-2012-Pritzker-Prize.asp
http://www.archdaily.com/14623/ningbo-historic-museum-wang-shu-architect/
evan - indeed. i'll send you a stuffed chik-fil-a cow since it's about all we have lying around the studio.
really interesting choice - fits, i suppose, in the vein of picking an lesser known (in the western press) master from a developing surging country (mendes de-rocha; fehn (at the time)....
I think it's an excellent choice- it reflects the both the continued economic growth of china through the recession, and continues the trend of pritzker picks who are sensitive to local culture and have a keen sense of materiality.... Holl's work in China is good - but it has absolutely nothing to do with local context....
You win nothing because you obviously cheated.
Can we get a steroids test, yo?
Holl should get it! The Nelson Atkins is great!
Wow. The Pritzker committee has gone Full Nobel. That's a shame.
what does that mean gwharton?