James Stirling (architect)

James Frazer Stirling (1926 - 1992) was one of Britain's most important architects starting from the 1960s. Stirling was born in Glasgow and obtained his architecture degree at Liverpool University, but set up office in London. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1981.

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1926 - 1992 - Britain - Architect - 1960s - Glasgow - Liverpool University - London - Pritzker Prize - 1981

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The Stirling Prize, a British annual prize for architecture since 1996, was named after him. Some of Stirlings most well-known realizations include:

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• Engineering building, Leicester University (1959)
• Training center for Olivetti in Haslemere
• History Faculty, Cambridge University (1968)
• Expansion of Rice University in Texas
• Several low cost housing projects and residences
• Performing Arts Center for Cornell University
• Clore Gallery expansion, Tate Gallery, London
• Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University
• Addition to Harvard's Fogg Art Museum
• Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart (1977-83)
• No 1 Poultry, City of London (1998)
 
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