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Architecture's Big Prize Winner Facing Unemployment?

2012-02-16-archdailyreal.jpg | Posted 04.17.2012

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By Karissa Rosenfield (click here for original article) Eduardo Souto de Moura, 2011 Pritzker laureate, in front of the Casa das Histórias Paul...

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PHOTOS: The Richest People In Illinois

Posted 03.09.2012

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Forbes released their 2012 list of the world's billionaires Wednesday, and 18 Illinois residents made the list. The roundup includes self-made bus...

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Architecture's 'Nobel Prize' Goes To...

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.28.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Chinese architect Wang Shu, whose buildings have been praised for their commanding presence and careful attention to the environme...

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Palm Sunday Rally -- We Are One

Lillian Daniel | Posted 06.15.2011

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Lillian Daniel

As a pastor, the scene reminded me of the chaos that must have been present when Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem just days before his death.

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Lawsuit: Pritzker Heir Intentionally Hit Biker, Cops Helped With Cover-Up

Time Out Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal complaint filed last month accuses Matthew Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, of intentionally striking a bicyclist with his SUV...

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Japanese Architects Win 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, partners in the Japanese architectural firm Sanaa, have won the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize, generally consider...

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Billionaire Obama Donors Fighting Obama Legislation

bloomberg.com | John Lippert and Holly Rosenkrantz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three Chicago billionaires who helped fund President Barack Obama's election campaign are fighting legislation he backs that would make it easier for ...

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Peter Zumthor: A "Timeless" Architect for our Time?

Frances Anderton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adjaye, still in his early 40s, has built a string of much-praised houses for fine artists, as well as museums, libaries and cultural centers, and will be the design architect.

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Buffett To Buy $4.5B Stake In Marmon

New York Times | VIKAS BAJAJ | Posted 05.25.2011

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Berkshire Hathaway, the firm controlled by Warren E. Buffett, said Tuesday that it would pay $4.5 billion for a controlling stake in Marmon Holdings, ...

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Dirty Sexy Money: Top 10 Billionaire Family Feuds

Forbes | Luisa Kroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rich, dysfunctional families are back in vogue on prime-time television with new shows like Cane and Dirty Sexy Money. But these fictional families ha...

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