Title & Author:

The Pritzker Architecture Prize : the first twenty years / Martha Thorne, editor, Colin Amery [and others].

Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams in association with the Art Institute of Chicago, 1999.

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index.
Foreword / James N. Wood -- A Word from the Chairman of the Jury / J. Carter Brown -- Introduction: The Nature of Architecture Prizes / Martha Thorne -- The Pritzker Architecture Prize: The First Twenty Years / Bill N. Lacy -- Matters of Opinion: The Pritzker Architecture Prize in Historical Perspective / William J.R. Curtis -- The Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1979 to the Present: The Winners / Colin Amery -- Philip Johnson -- Luis Barragan -- James Stirling -- Kevin Roche -- I.M. Pei -- Richard Meier -- Hans Hollein -- Gottfried Bohm -- Kenzo Tange -- Gordon Bunshaft -- Oscar Niemeyer -- Frank O. Gehry -- Aldo Rossi -- Robert Venturi -- Alvaro Siza -- Fumihiko Maki -- Christian de Portzamparc -- Tadao Ando -- Jose Rafael Moneo -- Sverre Fehn -- Renzo Piano. The Pritzker Architecture Prize Jurors and Administrators -- Biographies of the Architects.

Summary:

The Pritzker Architecture Prize has often been described as the "Nobel of architecture" because of its great importance. It was established in 1979 to honor annually "a living architect of talent, vision, and commitment who has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture." Over the past two decades, many of the most outstanding international architects have received this highly coveted award, and their works are among the finest examples of contemporary architecture throughout the world. This volume is published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago that surveys the Pritzker Architecture Prize's twenty-year history.

ISBN:

0810943719 (hardcover)
9780810943711 (hardcover)
0810929104 (AIC pbk.)
9780810929104 (AIC pbk.)

Subject:

Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecten.
Prijsvragen.
Arquitetura moderna Século 20.

Added entries:

Thorne, Martha.
Amery, Colin.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 204049
Call No.: NA2335 . P75 1999
Status: Available