Jean Nouvel wins the Pritzker Prize
Monday, March 31st, 2008Jean Nouvel has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize. This award, considered the Nobel Prize of architecture and worth 100,000 dollars, rewards Jean Nouvel’s career and the more than 200 projects in which he has participated.
Jean Nouvel has several works in Spain, some of the best known are the Agbar Tower in Barcelona or the expansion of the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. Also in Madrid, he participated in of one of the most striking hotels in the city, the Puerta America Hotel, designing the 12th floor.
The French architect became famous with the Arab World Institute in Paris. Since then he has worked throughout all the world and has done projects like the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Lafayette Galleries in Berlin (have a look to its surprising roof) or the Dentsu Tower, in Tokyo.
Jean Nouvel’s buildings map – Tagzania
On this map you can see some of Jean Nouvel’s projects. If you want to post on Tagzania some of his buildings, remember adding the jeannouvel tag and that new point will appear on this map.
