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PRITZKER 2012

Too soon?

My money's on Wang Shu.

 
Nov 6, 11 7:18 am
k p mcclellan

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.

Nov 6, 11 5:01 pm  · 
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edgararq

Toyo Ito

Nov 6, 11 5:04 pm  · 
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k p mcclellan

Ok, Ito too ...

Nov 6, 11 5:18 pm  · 
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i call holl every year. if he doesn't get it this year, somebody flat doesn't like him.

Nov 6, 11 5:53 pm  · 
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i call holl every year. if he doesn't get it this year, somebody flat doesn't like him.

Nov 6, 11 5:53 pm  · 
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Lackey

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.

Nov 6, 11 8:26 pm  · 
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tmly

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. 

Nov 6, 11 8:51 pm  · 
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Holl has got to be due.  He's got an impressive body of international work and he likes science, yo!

Nov 7, 11 1:55 pm  · 
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edgararq

Toyo Ito this year since this is star architect year 

Mario Botta next year 

Nov 7, 11 2:11 pm  · 
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PandaK1ng

David Chipperfield

Nov 10, 11 6:54 pm  · 
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Urbanist

Nader Tehrani?

Nov 10, 11 9:29 pm  · 
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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)....

 

Feb 27, 12 11:48 am  · 
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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....

Feb 27, 12 12:01 pm  · 
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You win nothing because you obviously cheated.

Can we get a steroids test, yo?

Feb 27, 12 12:02 pm  · 
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x-jla

Holl should get it!  The Nelson Atkins is great!

Feb 27, 12 12:38 pm  · 
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gwharton

Wow. The Pritzker committee has gone Full Nobel. That's a shame.

Feb 28, 12 12:44 pm  · 
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design

what does that mean gwharton?

Feb 28, 12 1:39 pm  · 
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