Do 'Hot' Architects Mean Great Cityscapes?

A hot architectural design can make an unknown city into a mecca. Can brand-name architects consistently deliver?

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May 30, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

"The architectural stars are falling on us. That's been happening for a couple of years, but the ante keeps going up. No fewer than eight winners of the Pritzker Prize are at work in Boston or Cambridge today. The Pritzker is architecture's top accolade, the equivalent of a Nobel Prize. It's been awarded only 22 times, and several of the winners have passed on. That means about half of all living Pritzker winners are designing buildings within a few miles of one another."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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