Peter Eisenman

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2010

Peter Eisenman

 

Award citation:

“for being an innovative architect and educator, for advancing the discipline of architecture through both theoretical texts and exceptional buildings of profound consequence”.

 

Prize share:

Peter Eisenman

David Chipperfield 

 

Peter Eisenman (born in 1932, U.S.A), innovative architect and educator, has advanced the discipline of architecture with theoretical texts and exceptional buildings of profound consequence. His critical redefinition of architecture, as a language and mode of thought, has influenced generations of architects and educators, internationally. Indeed, Eisenman is the most important leader in the establishment of a meaningful discourse among architects, theorists and historians. Throughout his career, Eisenman´s design and teaching methods have profoundly deepened knowledge of the forms and underlying principles of classical and modern architecture. His numerous theories have transformed the structure of meaning in architecture.

In his corpus and in those of the numerous architects he has analyzed, buildings become testaments to historical processes and the possibilities of architecture in the future. The relationships between object and subject, form and function, building and landscape, architecture and nature, are radically rethought. Eisenman’s bold and unsettling portrayal of destruction and erasure in the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin provides a new paradigm for memorialization that confronts tragedy and loss in an unforgettable way.

 

Architecture

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Yoshiharu Tsukamoto

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2022

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Momoyo Kaijima

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2022

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Elizabeth Diller

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2022

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Moshe Safdie

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2019

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Phyllis Lambert

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2016

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Eduardo Souto de Mouro

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2013

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Peter Eisenman

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2010

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

David Chipperfield

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2010

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Jean Nouvel

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2005

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Álvaro Siza

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 2001

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Frei Otto

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1996/7

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Aldo Van Eyck

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1996/7

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Denys Lasdun

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1992

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Jorn Utzon

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1992

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Frank O. Gehry

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1992

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Giancarlo De Carlo

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1988

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Fumihiko Maki

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1988

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.

Ralph Erskine

Wolf Prize Laureate in Architecture 1984

Ralph Erskine

 

Award citation:

“for his fundamental contribution to contemporary architecture, based on his creative spirit, solving human problems in a highly original formal language”.

 

Prize share:

None

 

Ralph Erskine is a creative and original architect who, in a long career, has evolved from one of the second generation leaders of the Modern Movement, to an architect concerned in a wide range of projects with a dialogue between the existing and the new, and the participation of the users in the creation of their habitat. The rich and varied formal expression in the body of his work shows a very personal vocabulary leading to a strong and meaningful statement.