...bject replacing the traditional fountain or statue of the college founder. In this ay e hoped that students and public ould not be disassociated from their cultural past. The particular ay in hich functional-symbolic elements are put together may be the art in the architecture....If the expression of functional-symbolic forms and familiar elements is foremost, the expression of structure ill be secondary, and if structure shos, it is not in my opinion, the engineering hich counts, but the ay in hich the building is put together that is important.Udo Kulterman, riting in the same publication, said Stirlings concept of contemporary architecture is concerned ith the humanization of the environment. Humanistic considerations dominate all technological, economic and aesthetic preconceived ideas and ideologies. Architecture has to re-establish its on criteria for evaluation for Stirling this obviously means creating in harmony ith common sense, tradition, the existing environment, and a concern for people. HYPERLINK http.pritzkerprize.comstirling.htm tl Contents of this pageContents of this page Go Back to the Top of this PageCitation from the Pritzker Jurye honor James Stirlinga prodigy for so many yearsas a leader of the great transition from the Modern Movement to the architecture of the Nean architecture that once more has recognized historical roots, once more has close connections ith the buildings surrounding it, once more can be called a ne tradition.Originality ithin this tradition is Stirlings distinction in the old modern times, 45 degree angles in plan and section today, startling juxtapositions and transpositions of clearly classical and 19th century references.In three countriesEngland, Germany, and the United Stateshe is influencing the development of architecture through the quality of his ork. HYPERLINK http.pritzkerprize.comstirling.htm tl Contents of this PageContents of this Page Go Back to the Top of this PageJames Stirlings Acceptance SpeechOne of the continuities in the history of Architecture is that every no and again a ne patron and benefactor appears, and on behalf of my profession, here and abroad, I ould saluteJayPritzkera most generous friend to Architects.Someho I think it might have been easier for Philip Johnson ho, on the first occasion of the Prize giving, talked about the importance of the ne Prize to the Profession, and maybe easier for Luis Barragan, revieing a lifetimes ork. Perhaps its more difficult for meat any rate I feel it that ay. I cant talk about the Prize as a ne event and I hope Im not at the end of my ork, though I guess Im somehere past the miday.Its alays been difficult for me to see myself. I ork very intuitively, Im not even sure hether Im an English Architect, a European or an International Architect. It is embarrassing to talk about myself and therefore I ill quote from a recent article ritten by Robert Maxell especially about this 3rd Pritzker aard. Maxell as a fello student at Liverpool School of Architecture in the 1940s and is no Professor of Architecture at London UniversityIn England in particular there is a peculiar breath of scandal attaching to the pursuit of architecture as Art. Criticism of architecture in the public mind is broadly associated ith sociological or material failure, and these spectres haunt the practice of architecture. Yet hen such faults occur they are not thought to be really scandalous except hen associated ith high architectural aspirations.The ahigh architectural aspirations achieved in some of our earlier projects ere in a sense accidents the clients ere not necessarily expecting a ork of art in addition to a ell functioning buildingbut they got buildings hich have ever since been overrun ith hordes of architectural students pounding through, something the users didnt anticipate or no appreciate.Hoever, for me, right from the beginning the aart of architecture has alays been the priority. Thats hat I trained to do and incidentally its hat students are still trained to do, so its particularly gratifying to feel that the Pritzker Prize is being aarded anually to Architects ho value the art as highest and ho have at the same time achieved a consistent sequence of buildings.I agree ith Maxell that by and large the UK situation is to rate artistic content as coming rather far don the line of priorities or as something hich, ith a bit of luck, might just happen . So ho do fine buildings get built in the UK Often subversively, I suspect. Certainly in my earlier days it as never discussed that the buildings should also be beautiful. Hoever, Im pleased to say that this situation has changed and our Patrons in Germany and America and our single client in the UK have commissioned us because they particularly value high quality architecture.Historically, the quality of the art in the architecture, both at time of building and in retrospect, is remembered as the significant element. Hoever, ith the advent of modern architecture in this century, sociological, functional and real estate values. HYPERLINK http.pritzkerprize.comstirling.htm tl Contents of this PageContents of this Page Go Back to the Top of this PagePrizes in ArchitecturebyCesar Pelli, architect and Pritzker Juroraddress at the Presentation ceremonyThe art of architecture is possible only through the understanding of the limitations and possibilities of building. A prize in architecture lauds that understanding, but more, it celebrates the transformation of building into art.Let us focus on the key stages of this process a clear understanding of the limitations ofa building problem is a necessary base for the healthy development of a rk of architecture, but by itself it ill produce only a building. Architecture starts ith the perception of the potentials of the problem and proceeds by selecting a path through the many possible options. The architect finds or creates that path guided by inner convictions, by aesthetic preferences and by the ideological frameork of his or her cultural environment. A good architect modifies that frameork to some extent ith each design that he or she produces. In some artistic periods e can measure the importance of a ork by the extent of the change effected on the theoretical basis of design or in our understanding of architecture. In this manner Architecture is kept alive by being continuously transformed.A orld prize in architecture is given therefore to honor those individuals ho have clear minds ith hich to understand the realities of their building problems, ho have the intuition ith hich to perceive the opportunities inherent in those problems, ho have good eyes and hands ith hich to seize those opportunities and make them art, and ho have the knoledge and toughness necessary to carry these intentions into built architecture. In producing this transformation of a building problem into architecture they also transform the Art of Architecture itself.It is this dual contribution that e honor First, th...
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