For more than thirty years, the Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded annually to a living architect 'whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.' This book presents all 33 recipients of the prize, and captures, in pictures and the recipients' own words, the essence of each architect. A lavish, large-format celebration of the work and minds of 33 of
the world's most famo us and accomplished architects, including
first-person explanations of the creative process and hundreds of
photographs, blueprints and CAD drawings.
Organized in reverse chronological order by architect, each chapter showcases c. four to six major works that represent a range of skills and applications as well as a variety of structures.
The 33 winners include: Jean Nouvel, Richard Rogers, Paulo Mendes da Rocha,Thom Mayne, Zaha Hadid, Jørn Utzon, Glenn Murcutt,
Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, Sir Norman
Foster, Renzo Piano, Sverre Fehn, Rafael Moneo,Tadao Ando,
Christian de Portzamparc, Fumihiko Maki, Alvaro Siza, Robert Venturi,Aldo Rossi, Frank O. Gehry, Gordon Bunshaft, Oscar Niemeyer, Kenzo Tange, Gottfried Böhm, Hans Hollein, Richard Meier, Ieoh Ming Pei,
Kevin Roche, James Stirling, Luis Barragán, Philip Johnson, Peter
Zumthor and the yet-to-be-named 2010 recipient.
The texts, each provided by winner, illuminates each of the works as well as enlightens on such topics as his influences and inspirations, creative process, personal philosophy and aspirations for his own work and for the future of architecture.
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