It was announced Tuesday that German architect and engineer Frei Otto, who died on Monday, won the 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize. His firm's most notable works included investigations into tensile structures and organic forms. Here is a look at some of these projects.
For more on each project, click the link in the project name to see it in ARCHITECT's Project Gallery.
1972 Munich Olympic Stadium, Munich
Mannheim Multihalle, 1974, Mannheim, Germany
International and Universal Exposition, 1967, Montreal
Otto Diplomatic Club Heart Tent, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Munich Zoo Aviary, 1980, Munich
Arctic City, 1970, concept proposal
Hall at the International Garden Exhibition, 1963, Munich
Japan Pavilion, Hannover Expo, 2000, Hannover, Germany
Institute for Lightweight Structures at the University of Stuttgart, Vaihingen, Germany
Umbrellas for Pink Floyd's Concert Tour, various locations across the United States.
For more on each project, click the link in the project name to see it in ARCHITECT's Project Gallery.