2015 Pritzker Prize Winner Frei Otto’s Work in 10 Images

By Katie Watkins

On Tuesday evening the Pritzker Prize jury named Frei Otto as the 40th recipient of the award, making him the second German to receive the award and the first winner to receive it posthumously. Otto was both an architect and a structural engineer, perhaps best known for the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium.

With regards to their decision the jury highlighted Otto’s “visionary ideas, inquiring mind, belief in freely sharing knowledge and inventions, his collaborative spirit and concern for the careful use of resources.”

Enjoy 10 photos of Otto’s projects after the break.

Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Roofing for main sports facilities in the Munich Olympic Park for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Aviary at the Munich Zoo. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes The 1967 International and Universal Exposition. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Diplomatic Club Heart Tent. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Institute for Lightweight Structures. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Umbrellas for Pink Floyd's 1977 concert tour of the United States. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Japan Pavilion, Expo 2000. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes “City in the Arctic” model. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Roof for the Multihalle (multi-purpose hall) in Mannheim. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn
Frei Otto, Premio Pritzker 2015: su obra en 10 imágenes Hall at the International Garden Exhibition, 1963. Image © Atelier Frei Otto Warmbronn

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