Archinect - News 2024-11-05T16:10:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/139826197/enrique-norten-of-ten-arquitectos-2015-recipient-of-the-richard-neutra-award-in-conversation-with-orhan-ayy-ce Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos, 2015 recipient of the Richard Neutra Award, in conversation with Orhan Ayyüce Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-10-26T21:01:00-04:00 >2022-03-14T10:01:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cg/cgmi7juiiino643t.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In the dappled afternoon sunshine of the VDL House&rsquo;s backyard in Silver Lake, senior Archinect Editor Orhan Ayyuce sat down with Enrique Norten, winner of this year&rsquo;s <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/139610352/get-lectured-cal-poly-pomona-2015-neutra-award-lecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard J. Neutra Award for Professional Excellence</a>, to talk about modernism&rsquo;s legacy and evolution since the mid-20th century. The Award, issued by <a href="http://archinect.com/CalPolyPomona" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California State Polytechnic University&rsquo;s Department of Architecture</a>, is awarded to architects that fulfill Richard Neutra&rsquo;s ideal of creating new environments for living, and often encourage interdisciplinary collaborations within the profession. Norten was in town for the award ceremony tonight at Cal Poly Pomona.</p> <p>Norten&rsquo;s Mexico City and New York-based firm, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/682/ten-arquitectos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TEN Arquitectos</a>, has completed over fifty projects worldwide in its 28-year span, for a variety of architectural programs that are often large enough to operate at an urban scale. The firm&rsquo;s works include Guadalajara&rsquo;s Guggenheim Museum, a branch of the <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/project/682/new-york-public-library/101547099" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Public Library</a>, the redesign of Rutgers University Col...</p>