Sir James Stirling

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Also Known As	Sir James Frazer Stirling
Born	April 22, 1926 • Glasgow • Scotland
Died	June 25, 1992 (aged 66) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Praemium Imperiale (1990) • Pritzker Prize (1981)
Movement / Style	New Brutalism

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