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RCR ARCHITECTES WINS 2017 PRITZKER PRIZE

For the first time, the laureates are three: Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, founders of RCR Arquitectes

Today, the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize has been announced and, for the first time, the laureates are three: Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, founders of RCR Arquitectes since 1988.

The architects are from Catalonia, Spain. The first spanish architect to be honoured was Rafael Moneo in 1996. The Jury Citation says:

Their works admirably and poetically fulfill the traditional requirements of architecture for physical and spatial beauty along with function and craftsmanship, but what sets them apart is their approach that creates buildings and places that are both local and universal at the same time.

The Jury also praises their works such as their own office in Olot (2007), a former foundry built at the beginning of the 20th century, and the Soulages Museum (2014) in Rodez, France.

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