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Wang Shu has stated that his wife and design collaborator Lu Wenyu should have been named along with him and shared in his recent Pritzker Prize.
Read about it here.
This is very interesting. And it is entirely a result of the system of "starchitecture" and the celebration of individualism in our profession. I blame Hoard Roarke. I should blame Ayn Rand! No matter who you blame, behind every single-named firm - if they are doing work of any scale other than single family -lies a team of collaborators who are also responsible for the work. But we'd rather give the big award to the individual. Especially if that individual is a man. Le sigh.
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