2024-05-04T18:48:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150281332/theaster-gates-has-been-awarded-the-frederick-kiesler-prize-for-architecture-and-the-arts Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-09-14T15:27:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0ce0516826f05ebe3de06a30ea0ae88b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Artist, educator, and urban planner <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/668714/theaster-gates" target="_blank">Theaster Gates</a> has been awarded the Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts by the Austrian Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Private Foundation.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 55,000 Euro ($65,000 USD) prize, awarded every two years by the Republic of Austria and the City of Vienna, recognizes outstanding achievement in architecture and the arts that relate to artist, designer, set designer, and architect <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/149999936/friedrich-kiesler-architect-artist-visionary-at-martin-gropius-bau-tells-rather-than-shows-the-architect-s-oeuvre" target="_blank">Frederick Kiesler</a>&rsquo;s experimental and innovative approach to the arts.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;Spatial platforms that highlight the contributions of Black artists and designers have been long overlooked,&rdquo; says Theaster Gates. &ldquo;Projects that consider people as much as they consider the implications of the built form deserve merit. I&rsquo;m so grateful to be part of this precedent and honored that the selection committee would acknowledge my practice as part of the amazing work by luminaries who have received this award in the past. I&rsquo;m thankful to all who have supported my practice both wi...</p>