THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURAL PRIZE

THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURAL PRIZE
Part one: The Architects and Their Work
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Often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel,” this international prize was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually to honor a living architect or architects whose work demonstrates talent, vision, and commitment and who has/have produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and to the body of knowledge and expertise relative to the built environment. The award is conferred on the laureates at an invitation-only ceremony held each year at different architecturally significant sites selected from those throughout the world.

Throughout this two-part class (concluding in Spring 2018), we will look at selected winners of the prize, significant portions of their body of work, and the values both architectural and societal that their work manifested.

We will also examine some of the interesting controversies that have emerged in the selection of the laureates and the awarding of the prizes.

Presenter: Ted Wells
is an architectural historian, author, and principal of a firm for design, publishing, broadcasting, and film production. He is the trustee managing the restoration and operation of historically significant and protected architectural sites as well as for museum exhibitions and education programs throughout the United States and Europe.

Developer:
Rochelle Ambersound

Dates and Time:
Fridays, November 10 and 17
1:30-3:30 PM

Location:
The Irvine Station-Onken

Facilitators:
Linda Peck 949-600-8240
lgpeck45@gmail.com

Charlene Norris 949-702-4807
charlenen65@gmail.com

Anne Colten