JURY
Todd Saunders / SAUNDERS
ARCHITECTURE
Todd Saunders is one of the most important contemporary Canadian architects working internationally. His architecture, simple yet powerful, incorporates elements of his country’s architectural identity – including the use of wood and carefully picked Modernist influences – bringing it at the same time into the 21st century with excellent execution, carefully chosen materials, and a hands-on approach. Saunders, who has lived and worked in Bergen, Norway for the past 25 years, has successfully executed work in both Canada, Norway, the USA, Sweden, and Finland, creating architecture with a strong sense of northern identity, an individual approach that is informed by the strength of natural landscape. Saunders studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax and McGill University in Montreal. In 2016 Saunders was given an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. He continues to combine teaching with practice. He has lectured in over 20 countries. He has been a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. He will be a guest professor at Yale University during the fall of 2021. Saunders’ projects have been presented in magazines and newspapers in over 40 countries, and are featured in over 100 books from 15 different countries. In December 2012, the Swiss Publishing House Birkhäuser published a book on the architecture of Todd Saunders, written by Jonathan Bell and Ellie Stathaki, the editors of Wallpaper Magazine in London. In the fall of 2021, the British publisher Thames & Hudson is publishing a new book on selected residential projects by Todd Saunders, written by Dominic Bradbury, freelance writer for The Financial Times, The Times, and several other magazines and newspapers internationally.
A U R L A N D LO O KO U T B R I D G E AURLAND, NORWAY 2006
Aurland Lookout was designed by Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen. This project is part of a national program on tourist routes commissioned by the Norwegian Highway Department.
image ©Bent Rene Synnevag, Nils Vik
EURASIAN PRIZE
Credits: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
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