http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/arts/design/31prit.html
I was in a few of his buildings when I went to Europe, my favorite was the Institute of the Arab World in Paris, above. With some of his projects, though, I think he lost sight of the people that would use the spaces...his fame may have got to him...I read somewhere he's still paying off debts caused by some of his failures, ouch.
the Pritzker jury said in its citation. “His inquisitive and agile mind propels him to take risks in each of his projects, which, regardless of varying degrees of success, have greatly expanded the vocabulary of contemporary architecture.”
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