ALL MATERIALS ARE FOR PUBLICATION ON OR AFTER MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002 MEDIA KIT ANNOUNCING THE 2002 PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE LAUREATE Photo Booklet The photo booklet contains a photo of Glenn Murcutt and a selection of full color reproductions of his works. This does not represent a complete catalogue of the Laureate’s work, but rather a representative sampling. They are all 200 line screen lithographs printed on high gloss stock. These replace the need for using black & white continuous tone prints. They may be re-photographed using 85 line screens for black & white newspaper reproduction, and they can be re-sized, either 50% larger or smaller with no degradation in the image quality or moire effect. The same holds true for the B&W images in the media text booklet. For color reproduction, you have a choice of digital scanning, requesting color slides or a CD of hi-res images. You may also download image files. 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Media Text Booklet Previous Laureates of the Pritzker Prize ................................................. 2 Media Release Announcing the 2002 Laureate ................................. 3-6 Members of the Pritzker Jury ................................................................... 7 Citation from Pritzker Jury....................................................................... 8 Comments from Individual Jurors ........................................................... 9 About Glenn Murcutt........................................................................ 10-17 Description of Simpson-Lee House .................................................. 17-18 Fact Summary – Chronology of Works, Exhibits, Honors............ 19-22 Drawings and B&W Photographs of Murcutt’s Works .................. 23-28 2002 Ceremony Site – Rome, Italy ................................................. 29-30 History of the Pritzker Prize ............................................................. 31-32 Note to Editors: For complete details on the history of the Pritzker Prize and previous laureates, see www.pritzkerprize.com. 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Photo credit lines should appear next to published photos as indicated in these media materials. 1 PREVIOUS PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE LAUREATES 1979 Philip Johnson of the United States of America presented at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. 1980 Luis Barragán of Mexico presented at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. 1981 James Stirling of the United Kingdom presented at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. 1982 Kevin Roche of the United States of America presented at The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois 1983 Ieoh Ming Pei of the United States of America presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York 1984 Richard Meier of the United States of America presented at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 1985 Hans Hollein of Austria presented at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA 1986 Gottfried Boehm of Germany presented at Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, England 1987 Kenzo Tange of Japan presented at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas 1988 Gordon Bunshaft of the United States and Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil presented at The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois 1989 Frank O. Gehry of the United States of America presented at Todai-ji Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan 1990 Aldo Rossi of Italy presented at Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy 1991 Robert Venturi of the United States of America presented at Palacio de Iturbide, Mexico City, Mexico 1992 Alvaro Siza of Portugal presented at the Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, Illinois 1993 Fumihiko Maki of Japan presented at Prague Castle, Czech Republic 1994 Christian de Portzamparc of France presented at The Commons, Columbus, Indiana 1995 Tadao Ando of Japan presented at the Grand Trianon and the Palace of Versailles, France 1996 Rafael Moneo of Spain presented at the construction site of The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA 1997 Sverre Fehn of Norway presented at the construction site of The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain 1998 Renzo Piano of Italy presented at The White House, Washington, D.C. 1999 Sir Norman Foster of the United Kingdom presented at the Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany 2000 Rem Koolhaas of The Netherlands presented at The Jerusalem Archaeological Park, Israel 2001 Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron of Switzerland presented at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Virginia 2 For publication on or after Monday, April 15, 2002 Australian Architect Becomes the 2002 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize Los Angeles, CA — An Australian architect, Glenn Murcutt, who works as a sole practitioner, primarily designing environmentally sensitive modernist houses that respond to their surroundings and climate, as well as being scrupulously energy conscious, has been named to receive the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The 66 year old Murcutt lives and has his office in Sydney, but travels the world teaching and lecturing to university students. In announcing the jury’s choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, president of The Hyatt Foundation, said, “Glenn Murcutt is a stark contrast to most of the highly visible architects of the day — his works are not large scale, the materials he works with, such as corrugated iron, are quite ordinary, certainly not luxurious; and he works alone. He acknowledges that his modernist inspiration has its roots in the work of Mies van der Rohe, but the Nordic tradition of Aalto, the Australian wool shed, and many other architects and designers such as Chareau, have been important to him as well. Add in the fact that all his designs are tempered by the land and climate of his native Australia, and you have the uniqueness that the jury has chosen to celebrate. While his primary focus is on houses, one of his public buildings completed in 1999, the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, has achieved acclaim as well, critics calling it ‘a masterwork’.” Pritzker Prize jury chairman, J. Carter Brown, commented, “Glenn Murcutt occupies a unique place in today’s architectural firmament. In an age obsessed with celebrity, the glitz of our ‘starchitects,’ backed by large staffs and copious public relations support, dominate the headlines. As a total contrast, our laureate works in a one-person office on the other side of the world from much of the architectural attention, yet has a waiting list of clients, so intent is he to give each project his personal best. He is an innovative architectural technician who is capable of turning his sensitivity to the environment and to locality into forthright, totally honest, non-showy works of art. Bravo!” The formal presentation of what has come to be known throughout 3 the world as architecture's highest honor will be made at a ceremony on May 29, 2002 at Michelangelo’s Campidoglio in the heart of Rome. At that time, Murcutt will be presented with a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. Murcutt is the first Australian to become a Pritzker Laureate, and the 26th honoree since the prize was established in 1979. His selection continues what has become a ten-year trend of laureates from the international community. In fact, architects from other countries chosen for the prize now far outnumber the U.S. recipients, nineteen to seven. Bill Lacy, who is an architect spoke as the executive director of the Pritzker Prize, quoting from the jury citation which states, “His is an architecture of place, architecture that responds to the landscape and the climate. His houses are fine tuned to the land and the weather. He uses a variety of materials, from metal to wood to glass, stone, brick and concrete — always selected with a consciousness of the amount of energy it took to produce the materials in the first place.” Lacy elaborated, “Murcutt’s thoughtful aproach to the design of such houses as the Marika-Alderton House in Eastern Arnhem Land; the Marie Short House in New South Wales; and the Magney House at Bingie Bingie, South Coast, New South Wales, are testament that aesthetics and ecology can work together to bring harmony to man’s intrusion in the environment.” Ada Louise Huxtable, architecture critic and member of the jury, commented further saying, “Glenn Murcutt has become a living legend, an architect totally focused on shelter and the environment, with skills drawn from nature and the most sophisticated design traditions of the modern movement.” Another juror, Carlos Jimenez from Houston who is professor of architecture at Rice University, said, “Nurtured by the mystery of place and the continual refinement of the architect’s craft, Glenn Murcutt’s work illustrates the boundless generosity of a timely and timeless vision. The conviction, beauty and optimism so evident in the work of this most singular, yet universal architect remind us that architecture is foremost an ennobling word for humanity.” And from juror Jorge