Issue Preview: Our Summer Issue Debuts Soon

Our summer issue is shaping up to be a great one with an exciting international focus. On tap, Michael Webb recalls a visit to 2013 Pritzker Prize–winner Toyo Ito’s home and shares his experiences visiting some of the architect’s other notable buildings. Webb also turns his attention to the challenges (and opportunities) facing architects and designers in booming South Korea. From Cambodia, we bring you the story of the New Khmer Architecture of the 1950s and ’60s, and the battle to preserve its rapidly disappearing legacy.

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Wang Shu Pritzker Prize Media Roundup

Ningbo History Museum image by lv hengzhong via designboomBy now you've already heard that the 2012 Pritzker Prize has been awarded to Wang Shu, who runs Amateur Architecture Studio in Hangzhou, China, along with his wife, Lu Wenyu. To celebrate the work of China's first Pritzker Prize Laureate, FORM has compiled a sampling of some of the articles, photo galleries, and twitter feeds that best celebrated the historic announcement:

Bustler: 2012 Pritzker Prize Goes to Wang Shu
LA Times: Pritzker Prize goes to Wang Shu, 48-year-old Chinese architect
New York Times: For First Time, Architect in China Wins Top Prize
AP: Chinese architect Wang Shu wins Pritzker Prize
The Architect's Newspaper: BREAKING> CHINESE ARCHITECT WANG SHU AWARDED PRITZKER PRIZE
designboom: pritzker prize winner wang shu: the work of amateur architecture studio
@HawthorneLAT (Includes a live tweet of Shu's speech at UCLA on February 27, 2012, the day of the award announcment. Shu's speech included an introduction from Neil Denari.)

Ceramic House image by lv hengzhong via designboom

Thom Mayne Video Interviews Trailer - Inspiration - FORM

Morphosis founder, Thom Mayne, discusses keeping his edge with FORM publisher/architect Ann Gray. Read the interview in FORM magazine's Jan/Feb 2011 inspiration issue. Experience the full interview and visit Mayne's Morphosis art gallery at FORMmag.net

Here's a trailer for both pieces.
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For more on inspiration, RSVP to the February 3 issue event panel with architects Michael Webb, Mehrdad Yazdani, Benjamin Ball, Lorcan O'Herlihy, and Annie Chu.

FORM VIDEO INTERVIEW: Thom Mayne on Inspiration

For more on inspiration, RSVP to the February 3 issue event panel with architects Michael Webb, Mehrdad Yazdani, Benjamin Ball, Lorcan O'Herlihy, and Annie Chu.

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