Spirit of Wood Architecture Award

Architecture prize

Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award

Awarded for| Exemplifying a progressive and creative use of wood in architecture
Sponsored by| Wood in Culture Association (Puu kulttuurissa ry)
Reward(s)| €40,000
First awarded| 2000; 24 years ago (2000)

The Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award was an international architecture award, awarded every two years, from 2000 until 2012, when it was discontinued. The award was founded by the Wood in Culture Association (Puu kulttuurissa ry), a Finnish association sponsored by the Finnish wood industry. The award is given to a person or group of persons whose work exemplifies a progressive and creative use of wood. The prize money was €40,000. The award was made at a ceremony held at the Sibelius Hall in the city of Lahti. The award was given a total of seven times. A few of the award winners afterwards received commissions to design a small structure in Lahti.[1]

## Recipients of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award

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Year | Recipient | Country

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2000 | Renzo Piano |  Italy
2002 | Kengo Kuma |  Japan
2004 | Richard Leplastrier |  Australia
2006 | Peter Zumthor |  Switzerland
2008 | José Cruz Ovalle |  Chile
2010 | Hermann Kaufmann |  Austria
2012 | Bijoy Jain |  India

## Structures in Lahti designed by Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award recipients

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* Kengo Kuma, bus shelter.

* Richard Leplastrier wooden structure.

## See also

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* List of architecture awards

## References

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1. ^ Gert Wingårdh, Spirit of Nature: "Nobel Prize for Wooden Architecture”, 12. Internationales Holzbau-Forum 2006.

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