Comments on: Jean Nouvel Wins the 2008 Pritzker Prize

By: liebana

liebana — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:35:42 +0000

The new wing of the Reina Sofia Museum(Madrid) is also spectacular.

By: polaris kyo

polaris kyo — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:11:25 +0000

Very brilliant architecture! An award well deserved… 0_o

By: Inhabitat » The New Gehry Residence in Los Angeles

Inhabitat » The New Gehry Residence in Los Angeles — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:55:58 +0000

[...] is not often that an architecture master reinvents himself, but that is precisely what Pritzker Prize winning architect Frank Gehry has done. Gehry, who first won international recognition with his own [...]

By: hugo

hugo — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:29:29 +0000

Hey Jill,

I very much agree with you. Maybe I was a bit too fast in commenting. Though I like Inhabitat also as a handbook I can use for my own work and projects.

Thanks for sharing, love your blog!

By: organicgrid

organicgrid — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:15:14 +0000

He has some interesting work, sorry I am just not feeling his overall design sensibility.

By: que•sited

que•sited — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:17:42 +0000

[...] Images from: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/jean-nouvel-named-2008-pritzker-architecture-laureate/ [...]

By: Husmusen

Husmusen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:28:37 +0000

Just wanted to let you know I love this blog. You can find so much inspiration and information here and I share the link to all people I know who enjoy the same eco friendly interest for design!

By: Jill Fehrenbacher

Jill Fehrenbacher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:16:29 +0000

Hi Hugo-

I think you would probably agree that Jean Nouvel’s work is thoughtful, innovative and ‘future-forward’ – and therefore it is of interest to us here at Inhabitat. Architectural experiments with light, green walls, and living systems certainly have an application for sustainable design, whether or not Nouvel’s work is designed to achieve LEED certification. Inhabitat is not simply a handbook on green building and passive design strategies, but instead it is a forum about future-forward design that has the potential to improve our world. Thus, I think Nouvel’s work fits handily into the focus and mission of our website.

Thanks for reading!

Best wishes-
Jill

Editor-in-chief
Inhabitat.com

By: hugo

hugo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:46:52 +0000

Jean Nouvel realy deserves this price for his contribution to the world of architecture. Some very nice projects are from his hand. With great visions and ideas he changed the aspect of some of the worlds greatest sites, especially Paris, from where I know his work.

But, as green as some of his buildings look, they were never designed to be green. Therefor I don’t know the purpose of this post here.