The home of architecture and design in Asia-Pacific
Get the latest design news direct to your inbox!
Get the latest design news direct to your inbox!
Japanese duo win the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize
March 31st, 2010
A Japanese male-female duo has received the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima, who trade as SANAA, received the award based on their “creation of buildings that successfully interact with their contexts and the activities they contain, creating a sense of fullness and experiential richness,” the jury citation says.
They will formally receive the award at a ceremony on Ellis Island, New York on May 17 with $100,000 grant, formal citation certificate, and a bronze medallion as prizes.
SANAA’s projects include the New Museum of Contemporary Art building on the Bowery in New York City, Rolex Learning Center in Germany and The Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art.
The recipients said they felt honoured for receiving the award.
“I have been exploring how I can make architecture that feels open, which I feel is important for a new generation of architecture,” Kazuyo said.
“Every time I finish a building I revel in possibilities and at the same time, reflect on what has happened. Each project becomes my motivation for the next project,” Ryue said.
Jay and Cindy Pritzker, of Hyatt Hotels fame, started the award in 1979 to promote buildings to the public and stimulate creativity within the architecture profession.
Pritzker Prize
pritzkerprize.com
Rolex Learning Centre Switzerland
Zollverein School of Management and Design in Germany
New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
“Are you preparing for Registration? Are you starting off a practice? Do you want to improve your practice?”
Based on the AIA’s Advisory Notes, the Practice of Architecture Lecture Series (PALS) introduces experienced practitioners who offer further insight into the topics discussed.
“This program of eight workshops is designed to prepare graduates and oversees candidates seeking registration through the Architectural Practice Exam (APE).
“PALS also helps architects improve their performance and avoid the many pitfalls found in the day to day practice of architecture. Architects, do you want to improve your practice? Why not come to one of the nightly sessions!”
Program:
Tuesday 24 February – Other Parties
Employing and using Sub-consultants
Project Cost Control – Providing Estimates of Project Costs and how a QS Works
Tuesday 3 March – Precontract
Building Procurement and Tendering and Contract Documents
Building Contracts Commonly used
Tuesday 10 March – Contract Administration
Contract Administration: the Framework, finance and time
Tuesday 17 March – Avoiding Disasters
Risk Management and Professional Indemnity Insurance
architecture.com.au
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
