Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

March 28th 2011

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braga stadium
by: eduardo souto moura
in: braga, portugal

Congrats to 2011 Pritzker Prize recipient Eduardo Souto Moura, who managed to snag architecture’s top honor from countless big names with an almost unanimous “Wait Eduardo who?….. oh damn, that’s cool!”

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braga stadiumby: eduardo souto mourain: braga, portugalCongrats to 2011 Pritzker Prize recipient Eduardo Souto Moura, who managed to snag architecture’s top honor from countless big names with an almost unanimous “Wait Eduardo who?….. oh damn, that’s cool!”