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Pritzker prize’s double payoff: Fame for Chinese architect, possible brand boost for Hyatt

This April 22, 2012 photo shows Ningbo History Museum, one of Chinese architect Wang Shu’s most famous works, in Ningbo, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. When Wang accepts his field’s richest prize in a ceremony Friday, May 25, 2012, at the seat of China’s legislature, a symbolic second winner will be waiting in the background - Hyatt Hotels. (Photo: Associated Press)

This April 22, 2012 photo shows Ningbo History Museum, one of Chinese architect Wang Shu’s most famous works, in Ningbo, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. When Wang accepts his field’s richest prize in a ceremony Friday, May 25, 2012, at the seat of China’s legislature, a symbolic second winner will be waiting in the background - Hyatt Hotels. (Photo: Associated Press)

This April 22, 2012 photo shows Ningbo History Museum, one of Chinese architect Wang Shu’s most famous works, in Ningbo, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. When Wang accepts his field’s richest prize in a ceremony Friday, May 25, 2012, at the seat of China’s legislature, a symbolic second winner will be waiting in the background - Hyatt Hotels. (Photo: Associated Press)