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Teodoro González de León (1926 – 2016)
«Architecture is a way of life. It is nothing else. It is not a trade, it is a way of facing the present every day. The present, nothing of future … I do not believe in the future.»
Luis Barragán (1902 – 1988) | 1980 Pritzker Prize
“The architect should, then, ignore the mandate of the nostalgic revelations, because only with them it is truly capable of filling with beauty the emptiness left to every architectural work once it has met the utilitarian demands of the program. Otherwise architecture cannot aspire to continue among the Fine Arts. «
Zaha Hadid (1950 – 2016) | 2004 Pritzker Prize
“Ultimately, architecture is about the creation of pleasant and stimulating environments for all aspects of social life. I believe that the complexities and dynamism of contemporary life cannot be thrown into simple platlatum forms provided by the classic fee […] We have to deal with more complex and stratified social diagrams. «
Le Grand By Gehry Esté Dans Le Center-Ville de los Angeles, Tout Près Du Walt Disney Concert Hall, Du Museum of Contemporary Art et du Broad Museum.Photo: Weldon Brewster Photography
Ricardo Legorreta (1931 – 2011)
“A good construction must not only respond to the needs of its users, the city, the environment, programs and budgets, but also to the spiritual and artistic needs of people. Architecture must be at the service of society, always above personal interests and false objectives. ”
Frank Gehry (1929) | Pritzker Prize 1989
«Architecture is a small part of this human equation, but for those who practice it we believe in its potential to make a difference, to illuminate and enrich human experience, to penetrate the barriers of the misunderstanding and to provide a beautiful context for the drama of life.»
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramón Vilalta (1961/1962/1960) | 2017 Pritzker Prize
“Architecture is the art of materializing dreams along a long trip. And on this trip, we pursue an architecture that contains the entire universe, as the universe is understood in the most delicate sheet of paper adorned with the words of a poet. ”
DIEBEDO FRANCIS KÉRÉ (1953) | Pritzker 2022 Award
“The good architecture in Burkina Faso is a classroom where you can sit, have filtered light, enter the way you want to use it, through a board or on a desk. How can we remove the heat that comes from the sun, but use the light for our benefit? The creation of climatic conditions to provide basic comfort allows true teaching, learning and emotion. ”