James STIRLING
(1926 – 1992)
One of the most important British architects of the 20th century who was stylistically classified as a postmodernist | 1926 born in Glasgow, Scotland | 1950 graduates in architecture at “University of Liverpool” | 1956 founds architectural office with James Gowan | 1978 receives “Alvar-Aalto-Medal” | 1981 honoured by Pritzker Architecture Prize | 1990 honoured by Praemium Imperiale from Japan’s imperial family | 1992 died in London, England | 1993-94 the “Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst” in Stuttgart is realised posthumously by his partner Michael WILFORD
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