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Kevin Matthews Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 687 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:28 pm    Post subject: ArchWeek - Richard Rogers Pritzker Prize This forum thread is for discussion of the ArchitectureWeek article:
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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1466 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:07 pm    Post subject: I think Richard Rogers is the most obviously deserving Pritzker Prize winner in some years. Some of the others have also been deserving, maybe other others not so. But Rogers stands out. It's been a real pleasure to work on this coverage of his work.
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SDR millennium club Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1932 Location: San Francisco	Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:09 pm    Post subject: From an interview on tonight's Lehrer News Hour (PBS), Jeffrey Brown speaking to Sir Richard: The benefits of externally-serviced space like the Pompidou Center [and the Lloyd's building ?]: 1) Flexible and permanently unencumbered floors; 2) play of light-and-shadow in the exterior, a classic architectural concern; and 3) human scale given to the building. He questioned whether one can equate Beethoven with Einstein, as a way of thinking about the question of whether art -- culture -- is any more or less important than science or other human concerns. SDR
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mx2 millennium club Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 1988 Location: Miami, Florida	Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:54 am    Post subject: Quote: He questioned whether one can equate Beethoven with Einstein, as a way of thinking about the question of whether art -- culture -- is any more or less important than science or other human concerns. I'll drink to that (see my tag below)! Cheers to Mr. Rogers on a very deserving recognition!! mx2.5 _________________ *Art of Architecture: The conscious use of skill and creative imagination in the production of an aesthetic building. *Science of Architecture: The calculated use of technical skill and knowledge in the construction of a functional building.
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