RCR Arquitectes
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/BIBLIOTECA_RCR.jpg/220px-BIBLIOTECA_RCR.jpg)
RCR Arquitectes is a Spanish architecture firm consisting of principles and co-founders Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta.[1] The trio were the 2017 recipients of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.[2] While the firm had won many awards before the Pritzker, they were relatively unknown compared to other finalists.[2]
History
The firm was founded in Olot, Spain in 1988.[2]
Style
The firm is known for its frequent use of weathering steel in its projects.[2][example needed]
Selected projects
The firm designed the imposing Musée Soulages [fr] in Rodez, France, after winning a 2007 competition.[3]
- De Krook, the central public library and media center in Ghent, Belgium, designed in collaboration with local firm Coussée & Goris and opened in 2017.
- Celler Peralada, the first winery in Europe to receive the golden LEED certificate for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.[4]
References
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (2017-03-01). "3 Win the Pritzker, Long a Prize for Starchitects". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ a b c d Stott, Rory (1 March 2017). "Who Are RCR Arquitectes? 9 Things to Know About the New Pritzker Prize Winners". archdaily.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Curtis, William (1 September 2014). "Dark Matter: Musée Soulages in Rodez by RCR Arquitectes". architectural-review.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Perelada (11 May 2022). "DE Perelada öffnet nachhaltige Kellerei in der DO Empordà für Besucher". Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- v
- t
- e
Pritzker Architecture Prize laureates
- Philip Johnson (1979)
- Luis Barragán (1980)
- James Stirling (1981)
- Kevin Roche (1982)
- I. M. Pei (1983)
- Richard Meier (1984)
- Hans Hollein (1985)
- Gottfried Böhm (1986)
- Kenzo Tange (1987)
- Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Niemeyer (1988)
- Frank Gehry (1989)
- Aldo Rossi (1990)
- Robert Venturi (1991)
- Álvaro Siza Vieira (1992)
- Fumihiko Maki (1993)
- Christian de Portzamparc (1994)
- Tadao Ando (1995)
- Rafael Moneo (1996)
- Sverre Fehn (1997)
- Renzo Piano (1998)
- Norman Foster (1999)
- Rem Koolhaas (2000)
- Herzog & de Meuron (2001)
- Glenn Murcutt (2002)
- Jørn Utzon (2003)
- Zaha Hadid (2004)
- Thom Mayne (2005)
- Paulo Mendes da Rocha (2006)
- Richard Rogers (2007)
- Jean Nouvel (2008)
- Peter Zumthor (2009)
- Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (2010)
- Eduardo Souto de Moura (2011)
- Wang Shu (2012)
- Toyo Ito (2013)
- Shigeru Ban (2014)
- Frei Otto (2015)
- Alejandro Aravena (2016)
- Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramón Vilalta (2017)
- B. V. Doshi (2018)
- Arata Isozaki (2019)
- Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (2020)
- Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal (2021)
- Diébédo Francis Kéré (2022)
- David Chipperfield (2023)
- Riken Yamamoto (2024)
![]() | This article about a Spanish architect is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e