Collection by Luke Hopping
Pritzker Worthy: Awe-Inspiring Architecture by Pritzker Laureates
Following yesterday's announcement that the late German architect Frei Otto won the 2015 Pritzker Prize, we decided to revisit some more awe-inspiring architecture by recent laureates.
After a massive earthquake destroyed this New Zealand town’s landmark 19th-century cathedral in 2011, Ban crafted an A-frame out of cardboard tubing and shipping containers, a landmark example of his "emergency architecture." In another nod to resiliency and symbolic rebirth, the stained glass triangle at the front of the church incorporates imagery from the former cathedral’s famous rose window.
2005: Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond – Arup
Siza’s scheme, an array of timber joints and solar panels, created a breezy space to relax in the park during the summer, which generated enough power to become a beacon of light in the evening. Appearing as a simple grid pattern from outside, the structure becomes a striking, curved space inside.
Photograph © 2005 James Winspear