Architect
Subtitle: The Pritzker Prize laureates in their own words
By: Ruth Peltason and Grace Ong-Yan, foreword by Martha Thorne
Edition: Revised and updated.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers - Hachette Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780316505055
Subjects: Pritzker Architecture Prize; Modern Architecture
Description: "The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and captures in pictures and their own words their awe-inspiring achievements. Organized in reverse chronological order by laureate each chapter features four to six of the architect's major works, including museums, libraries, hotels, places of worship, and more. The text, culled from notebooks, interviews, articles, and speeches illuminates the architects' influences and inspirations, personal philosophy, and aspirations for his own work and the future of architecture. The book includes More than 1000 stunning photographs, blueprints, sketches, and CAD drawings. Architect offers an unprecedented view into the minds of some of the most creative thinkers, dreamers, and builders of the last three decades and reveals that buildings are political, emotional, and spiritual."--amazon.com