{"id":953,"date":"2012-03-02T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/?p=953"},"modified":"2012-10-09T16:22:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:22:26","slug":"and-the-pritzker-prize-2012-goes-towang-shu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/and-the-pritzker-prize-2012-goes-towang-shu\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Pritzker Prize 2012 Goes to\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Wang Shu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wang Shu<\/strong> of The People\u2019s Republic of China is the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pritzkerprize.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pritzker Architecture Prize<\/a> Laureate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_960\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-portrait1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"wp-image-960 \" title=\"wang-shu-portrait1\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-portrait1-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wang Shu, the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-portrait1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-portrait1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wang Shu, the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. Often referred to as \u201carchitecture\u2019s Nobel\u201d and \u201cthe profession\u2019s highest honor,\u201d it is granted annually.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_957\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-five-scattered-houses-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-957 \" title=\"wang-shu-five-scattered-houses-02\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-five-scattered-houses-02.jpg\" alt=\"Five Scattered Houses, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lang Shuilong.\" width=\"521\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-five-scattered-houses-02.jpg 521w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-five-scattered-houses-02-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Five Scattered Houses, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lang Shuilong.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wang Shu has often explained in lectures and interviews that \u201cto me architecture is spontaneous for the simple reason that architecture is a matter of everyday life. When I say that I build a \u2018house\u2019 instead of a \u2018building\u2019, I am thinking of something that is closer to life, everyday life. When I named my studio \u2018Amateur Architecture\u2019, it was to emphasize the spontaneous and experimental aspects of my work, as opposed to being \u2018official and monumental\u2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_963\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-caa-p2_r.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"size-full wp-image-963 \" title=\"wang-shu-caa-p2_r\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-caa-p2_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-caa-p2_r.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-caa-p2_r-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiangshan Campus, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a child Wang Shu moved around a lot with his parents living in houses as small as 15 sq.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When living in Xi\u2019an, 1,000km west of Beijing, his family didn\u2019t have a television. They use to sat on one bed chatting in the evening, which gave him a happy and interesting experience, he says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_964\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ceramic-house-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-964\" class=\"size-full wp-image-964 \" title=\"wang-shu-ceramic-house-01\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ceramic-house-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ceramic-house-01.jpg 512w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ceramic-house-01-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ceramic House, 2003-2006, Jinhua, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wang Shu\u00a0felt the Tangshan earthquake in Xi&#8217;an in 1976. His family had to move to a bamboo shed where hundreds of families lived together. Each family was given an area the size of a double bed and they lived there for three months until they built a house with only 15 sq metre and one room!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_959\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-959\" class=\"size-full wp-image-959 \" title=\"wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07.jpg\" alt=\"Ningbo History Museum, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07.jpg 600w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-07-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ningbo History Museum, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His philosophy of paying scrupulous attention to the environment suggests that buildings located between water and mountains should not be prominent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_958\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-958\" class=\"wp-image-958 \" title=\"wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-01\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ningbo History Museum, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong.\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-01.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-ningbo-history-museum-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ningbo History Museum, Ningbo, China. Photo by Lv Hengzhong.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">True to his methods of economy of materials, he salvaged over two million tiles from demolished traditional houses to cover the roofs of the campus buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_961\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-vertical-courtyard-041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"size-full wp-image-961 \" title=\"wang-shu-vertical-courtyard-04\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-vertical-courtyard-041.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Courtyard Apartments, Hangzhou, China. Photo by Lu Wenyu.\" width=\"511\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-vertical-courtyard-041.jpg 511w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/wang-shu-vertical-courtyard-041-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vertical Courtyard Apartments, Hangzhou, China. Photo by Lu Wenyu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[pinterest]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wang Shu is attracted by the variety of buildings just like the different lifestyles people have.He is certainly a gifted dreamer with an amazing life experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to learn more about the Pritzker Architecture Prize check out the beautiful infographic created by <a href=\"http:\/\/innovus.co\/eng\/site\/news_article\/a_brief_overview_of_the_pritzker_prize\" target=\"_blank\">Innovus<\/a>. Click in the image below to see full infographic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.innovus.co\/pritzker.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-990 aligncenter\" title=\"Pritzker InfoGraphic\" src=\"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2715_InfoGraphic_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2715_InfoGraphic_thumb.jpg 395w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2715_InfoGraphic_thumb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/2715_InfoGraphic_thumb-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Infographic by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Innovusdecors\" data-user-id=\"250101063\"><s><\/s><strong>@Innovusdecors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wang Shu of The People\u2019s Republic of China is the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.<br \/>\nWang Shu felt the Tangshan earthquake in Xi&#8217;an in 1976. 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