i'm surprised that it's almost april and nobody has tossed up a thread speculating on this year's pritzker. so with that in mind...does anybody have any suspicions as to who it will be?
I'd say Toyo Ito or Jean Nouvel, but after the last year's winner it could be anyone (a new face probably would be much more interesting)
I guess there are tons of excellent, semi-unknown (on a world scale) architects around the globe...
i'm going to say that zumthor would be a great and deserving winner. might be tough to have two architects from the same country win in such a short time frame (within 5 years of h&dm winning).
realistically, i think a winner from japan is long overdue. ito will get the nod.
speaking of which - whoever wins will be announced tomorrow 3pm est, so get the predictions in now...
i'll second brad pitt, but i would really like to see coop win it. they have a lot of stuff going up right now that seems really spectacular. i saw a lecture recently by williams/tsien and wasnt overly impressed. they do ok work though their material studies are interesting. i just dont see them as the caliber as some of the other winners. nouvel is a good guess too. wasnt he a big guess last year along with ito??
they announced the winner, pompidou center. twice. first renzo than richard. r,r,&r but i think rem koolhaas is gonna win. he is the best. he is andy warhol's brother. wait he has won it b4.
my vote is for hassan fathy. good die 18 years too soon.. who else is a dead winner?
if they don't give it to a chinese architect next year , dollar will go down and that will make things a lot harder.
it is all wait and see, for me, for now..
one of two things - an American will win (they've only had one winner this decade vs. multiples each previous decade). Which would open the doors for Williams/Tsien, Holl,
A representative from France, Portugal and Mexico to make join the nations with multiple winners. This could include jean Nouvel aka dr. evil (France); Edourdo Souta de Moura (Portugal) and Legoretta (Mexico). It is likely that they could represent the winners for the next 3 years.
"every year i propose williams/tsien and every year they don't get it.
[sigh.]"
Williams/tsien. i have been in two of their buildings now and fall in love each time i experience them. it seems as though their work will be able to stand the test of style and time.
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i'm surprised that it's almost april and nobody has tossed up a thread speculating on this year's pritzker. so with that in mind...does anybody have any suspicions as to who it will be?
I'd say Toyo Ito or Jean Nouvel, but after the last year's winner it could be anyone (a new face probably would be much more interesting)
I guess there are tons of excellent, semi-unknown (on a world scale) architects around the globe...
not to say that they will, but do you think ds+r will gain enough recognition to be in the running?
I would guess that the shortlist will contain several of the usual suspects, none of whom will get the award.
ds+r don't have enough built work. Ito is a pretty good guess.
every year i propose williams/tsien and every year they don't get it.
[sigh.]
link to previous winners: http://www.pritzkerprize.com/Laureates.htm
coop himmelb(l)au maybe?
Predock has been on a serious roll
brian mackay-lyons
Ya, Brian MacKay-Lyons does do great work - he is in the same realm as Glen Murcutt.
Peter Zumthor ?
Peter Zumthor !
i'm going to say that zumthor would be a great and deserving winner. might be tough to have two architects from the same country win in such a short time frame (within 5 years of h&dm winning).
realistically, i think a winner from japan is long overdue. ito will get the nod.
speaking of which - whoever wins will be announced tomorrow 3pm est, so get the predictions in now...
it's interesting that there are some new jurors this year... Ban, Piano and Mori
http://www.pritzkerprize.com/full_new_site/news.htm
Whatever that says...
Scorsese has been overlooked for too long.
I would love to see Zumthor... Although I don't thinks its gonna happen.
My money is on Nouvel, although I'd never put real money down after last year...
Btw, Goodfellas was a better film than The Departed. I'm just saying...
goodfellas dragged for too long though.
Ragging Bull was better than both of those movies.
Richard Rogers of the UK
Becomes the 2007
Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
my vote is for Brad Pitt...
i'll second brad pitt, but i would really like to see coop win it. they have a lot of stuff going up right now that seems really spectacular. i saw a lecture recently by williams/tsien and wasnt overly impressed. they do ok work though their material studies are interesting. i just dont see them as the caliber as some of the other winners. nouvel is a good guess too. wasnt he a big guess last year along with ito??
never mind. i guess its rogers...
winner?
wow, that's the most ghetto website i've seen in years.
they announced the winner, pompidou center. twice. first renzo than richard. r,r,&r but i think rem koolhaas is gonna win. he is the best. he is andy warhol's brother. wait he has won it b4.
my vote is for hassan fathy. good die 18 years too soon.. who else is a dead winner?
if they don't give it to a chinese architect next year , dollar will go down and that will make things a lot harder.
it is all wait and see, for me, for now..
well, Rogers, not exactly a semi-unknown architect, but well deserved I guess..
(I thought he had already been awarded with the Pritzker..)
definitely well-deserved. he does fantastic work.
my analysis:
one of two things - an American will win (they've only had one winner this decade vs. multiples each previous decade). Which would open the doors for Williams/Tsien, Holl,
or
A representative from France, Portugal and Mexico to make join the nations with multiple winners. This could include jean Nouvel aka dr. evil (France); Edourdo Souta de Moura (Portugal) and Legoretta (Mexico). It is likely that they could represent the winners for the next 3 years.
that website is fucking horrid.
and this is the most prestigious award in architecture?
architecture not web design thank god
I keep waiting for a dancing banana and lightning bolt GIF to load
Rogers. OK. Fine. Lloyds is ace. The Welsh parliament building is great. Everybody loves the Pompidou...
...but that WTC proposal?
I just find it utterly embarrassing. "Look mom, here's the website for the award I won..."
It looks like a 14 year old's AOL homepage.
Predock lectured at Philadelphia Univeristy a few weeks ago... His work is brilliant.
Steven Ward!
I commend you.. and i also second
"every year i propose williams/tsien and every year they don't get it.
[sigh.]"
Williams/tsien. i have been in two of their buildings now and fall in love each time i experience them. it seems as though their work will be able to stand the test of style and time.
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