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Este lunes 29 han sido anunciados los galardonados con el Premio Prtizker de Arquitectura: Kazuyo Sejima y Ryue Nishizawa, socios de la firma SANAA.
Esta es la tercera vez en la historia que el premio se otorga a dos arquitectos en el mismo año. La primera en 1988 cuando Oscar Niemeyer, de Brasil, y Gordon Bunshaft fueron honrados con el premio; la segunda en 2001, cuando Jacques Herzog y Pierre de Meuron, socios de una empresa suiza, fueron seleccionados. Asimismo, esta es la cuarta ocasión en que arquitectos japoneses reciben el Premio Pritzker de Arquitectura; en 1987 Kenzo Tange, en 1993 Fumihiko Maki y en 1995 Tadao Ando.
El objetivo del Premio Pritzker es honrar cada año la vida de un arquitecto cuyo trabajo demuestra una combinación de talento, compromiso con la arquitectura, que ha producido de forma constante importantes contribuciones a la humanidad y el entorno a través de la arquitectura como disciplina también artística.
Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the architectural firm, SANAA, have been chosen as the 2010 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
The formal ceremony for what has come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor will be held on May 17 on historic Ellis Island in New York. At that time, a $100,000 grant and bronze medallions will be bestowed on the two architects.
In announcing the jury’s choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, elaborated, “This marks the third time in the history of the prize that two architects have been named in the same year. The first was in 1988 when Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil and the late Gordon Bunshaft were so honored, and the second was in 2001, when Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, partners in a Swiss firm, were selected.”
He continued, “Japanese architects have been chosen three times in the thirty year history of the Pritzker Architecture Prize — the first was the late Kenzo Tange in 987, then in 1993, Fumihiko Maki was selected, and in 1995, Tadao Ando was the honoree.”
The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is to honor annually 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.
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