Pritzker-winning architect Thom Mayne says that the '60s still inspires his designs for buildings and homes.
"The only American to win the prize in 14 years, Mayne says that '60s ideal - embraced by the Peace Corps generation and forged amid the "flower child" revolution - still inspires his designs for buildings and homes. "I guess I am naive enough to still believe that this is possible," he said during an interview at his firm in Santa Monica.
Mayne will be awarded the Pritzker medallion - and a check for $100,000 - on May 31 in Chicago. The annual prize was established in 1979 by the Pritzker family, who own the Hyatt hotel chain, to honor a living architect who produces 'consistent and significant contributions to humanity.' "
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