Gallery: Even Architecture Prizes Are Political In This Crazy World
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The Pritzker Prize jury just awarded architecture’s highest honor to RCR Arquitectes, a little-known trio of designers working from a small town in the Catalonian region of Spain. Seen here, the Soulages Museum, from 2014, in Rodez, France.
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RCR Arquitectes is known, as much as it's known at all, for work that's designed to bridge the outdoors and indoors. Here, the Les Cols Restaurant Marquee in Olot, Spain, from 2011.
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Indeed, La Lira Theater Public Open Space, in Ripoll, Spain, is almost entirely outdoors.
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Another view of the Les Cols Restaurant Marquee.
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In 2010 the studio built a school, El Petit Comte Kindergarten, in Besalú, Spain.
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A massive courtyard gave children and teachers outdoor access, while still creating a safe play space.
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The Bell–Lloc Winery in Palamós, Spain, is practically built into the ground.
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The trio have a taste for dark ochre-colored steel, seen here on the roof of the winery.
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From 2014, La Cuisine Art Center in Nègrepelisse, France. The historic chateau exterior belies a modern glass-and-steel interior by the architects.
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A former foundry, the Barberí Laboratory serves as RCR Arquitectes' Olot office.
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The firm's work often appears in provincial settings—a factor that intrigued the Pritzker jury—but this mixed-use project in Barcelona is an exception. The Joan Oliver Library, Senior Citizens Center and Cándida Pérez Gardens was completed in 2007.
