The British Stirling Prize
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This work by the British Architect David Chipperfield is the winner of the 2007 British Stirling Prize. A ex-employee of uber-Architect, Sir Norman Foster, Chipperfield has had a difficult time gaining recognition in Britain and so he has concentrated more on international projects. Now he’s had the last laugh, taking out the prestigious British prize with this classical and confronting design for The Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany. Naturally, this has the Brits up in arms, with much lament at why ‘their’ talent have to go elsewhere to find patrons.
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Michael (Boicozine) Tuesday 23 October 2007
It’s no wonder really. New architecture in England is pretty dire. Foster has to take the blame for much of it too, if he wasn’t spending all his time flying about in his helicopter trying to see what his building looks like from above they might make more sense at street level. City money’s to blame too, The City of London is starting to look more like Dallas in the 80s. *sigh*