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<\/a><\/p>\nThe japan pavilion at expo 2000 in Hannover image \u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai \/ courtesy of atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n
The 89-year-old was well known for pioneering lightweight and flowing roof designs for stadiums and other structures, including roof canopies designed for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.<\/p>\n The jury selected Frei Otto as the laureate earlier this year, before his sad passing, and traveled to his home and studio near Stuttgart to deliver the news in person. Learning that he had received the award, Mr. Otto said:<\/p>\n \u2018I am now so happy to receive this Pritzker prize and I thank the jury and The Pritzker family very much. I have never done anything to gain this prize. My architectural drive was to design new types of buildings to help poor people, especially following natural disasters and catastrophes. So what shall be better for me than to win this prize? I will use whatever time is left to me to keep doing what I have been doing, which is to help humanity. You have here a happy man.\u2019<\/p>\n Large umbrellas at the federal garden exhibition, 1971, Cologne, Germany<\/p>\n image \u00a9 Atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The 1967 international and universal exposition in Montreal, Canada image \u00a9 Atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n image \u00a9 Atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Diplomatic club heart tent, 1980, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n image \u00a9 Atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n Frei Otto practiced a holistic and collaborative approach to architecture, working with environmentalists, biologists, engineers, philosophers, historians, naturalists, artists, and other architects. A distinguished teacher and author, otto pioneered the use of modern lightweight tent-like structures for many uses, which appealed to him due to their economical and ecological values. He believed in making efficient, responsible use of materials, and understood that architecture should have a minimal impact on the environment.<\/p>\n roof for the multi-purpose hall in Mannheim, Germany<\/p>\n image \u00a9 atelier Frei Otto warmbronn<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n