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Sir James Stirling: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Sir James Frazer Stirling
Born April 22, 1926 • Glasgow • Scotland
Died June 25, 1992 (aged 66) • London • England
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (1990) • Pritzker Prize (1981)
Movement / Style Brutalism

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New State Gallery, Stuttgart, Ger., by James Stirling and Michael Wilford, 1977–84
Clore Gallery
Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, designed by Sir James Stirling, featuring tan stone walls, a slanted green-framed glass window, and colorful blue and pink railings.
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Zaha Hadid, 2005
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Frank Gehry
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