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 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Thom Mayne, whose bold architectural style has been embraced from New York to California and Taiwan to Spain, has won architecture's most prestigious prize.
Mayne, 61, who claimed the Pritzker Prize on Sunday, is the first American to win in 14 years and only the eighth U.S. architect to win in the 27-year history of the contest.
The Pritzker is vindication for the years Mayne spent struggling to maintain the purity of his unorthodox ideas. His stand earned him a reputation as an angry young man and alienated many clients.
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