The Shock of the Nouvel
Lichfield, John, The Independent (London, England)
All modern buildings look the same, the critics claim. Not so, say the judges of the prestigious Pritzker prize who this year have honoured the eclectic work of Jean Nouvel. By John Lichfield
Innovation in architecture
Jean Nouvel looks like a villain from a James Bond movie. He is large. He is completely bald. He always wears black, except in the summer, when he always wears white. He is celebrated for his rages but also for his generosity and his long friendships, even with his rivals.
Yesterday, Nouvel, 62, the French architect who has designed some of the most memorable buildings in the world in the past 20 years, won the Pritzker prize - the Nobel of …
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Article title: The Shock of the Nouvel.
Contributors: Lichfield, John - Author.
Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England).
Publication date: April 1, 2008.
Page number: 20.
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