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April 2, 2008
Nouvel Takes the Prize
Nouvel portrait courtesy of nytimes.com
After more than 35 years of work, the Hyatt Foundation's nod to Jean Nouvel seems long overdue. The Pritzker jury announced last Sunday that Nouvel was chosen because of his "persistence, imagination, exuberance, and, above all, an insatiable urge for creative experimentation"
With no stylistic signature, Nouvel's relevance relies as much on his bold spaces as his mastery of controversy as marketing for his buildings. His project list is liberally marked with proposed and unbuilt projects.
In spite of or because of his brazen attitude, the uncompromising Frenchman has become fashionable... in New York City alone, he is currently building another luxury midrise for Andre Balazs along the architectural hothouse of the Westside Highway, as well as a residential tower adjacent to the MoMA in Midtown.
Much like the jutting boxes and intense hues of his buildings, Nouvel's singular career keeps us in awe and wonderment at every angle.
Posted by Catherine at April 2, 2008 12:07 AM