Abstract
40% of the global greenhouse gas is emitted by buildings. The concurrently growing global population of 8 billion who inhabits the warming planet today, need a place to live and work, and inevitably, more and more buildings. Architects’ work is to design structures that often represent a compromise between the architectural vision, the requirements of the developer and the municipality, the possibilities of civil engineering, and the Code. Great buildings today are durable and demonstrate visual artistry combined with user comfort and low maintenance costs, to put it simply. Has the definition of great buildings remained the same over the past 30 years or has it changed? How to evaluate the greatness of a building? The study aims to create an understanding of how the architects’ community values of design excellence and sustainability have changed over time and make predictions for the future with two notable awards under the magnifying glass. The Pritzker Prize, founded in 1988, awards architects for their lifetime work and is considered the most prestigious architectural award in the world. The AIA Cote 10 Design Excellence Award, founded in 1997, celebrates buildings and projects for “integrating exemplary performance with compelling design”.
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Marge Tooming, University of Oklahoma, United States
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