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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Frei Otto named 2015 Pritzker Prize laureate just one day after his death

Image via Pritzker Prize laureate, in an announcement made Tuesday just one day after the German architect’s death. Otto is perhaps best known for the stunning canopies he designed for the 1972 Munich Olympics, along with many other extraordinary, lightweight structures that were heavily inspired by nature. Over the course of his career, Otto collaborated with a number of architects including 2014 laureate Shigeru Ban. Upon being informed of the committee’s selection, the New York Times reports that Otto told officials “I’ve never done anything to gain this prize. Prize-winning is not the goal of my life. I try to help poor people, but what shall I say here, I’m very happy.”