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The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. The fund is subsidized annually by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997. The awards honor individuals and organizations that reflect a progressive and contemporary ...
In 1993, he won a World Habitat Award of the United Nations for his contribution to the house-building project of Ju'er Hutong in Beijing. In 1995, he won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize and in 1996 the UIA Architectural Education Prize of the International Union of Architects. Wu was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 2002 ...
Prince Claus Award: Madeeha Gauhar: 2006 Madeeha Gauhar (an activist of women's rights from Pakistan) was honored with Prince Claus Award from Netherlands in 2006 for her contributions to highlight various social issues associated with human rights and women's rights in South Asia through the medium of theatre arts. [62] Order of Merit of the ...
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In 1998, after presenting the annual Prince Claus Awards to three African fashion designers, Claus told "workers of all nations to unite and cast away the new shackles they have voluntarily cast upon themselves", meaning the necktie, that "snake around my neck," [1] and encouraged the audience to "venture into open-collar paradise". He then ...
Jacir was the recipient of the 2007 Prince Claus Award, an annual prize from the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, The Hague, which described Jacir as "an exceptionally talented artist whose works seriously engage the implications of conflict." [15] Jacir was the winner of the 2008 Hugo Boss Prize by the Solomon R. Guggenheim ...
He received the Prince Claus Award in 1998. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] From 1976 to 1978, he held a Homi Bhabha Fellowship to study the epic tradition of the Mahābhārata , Buddhist iconography, Indian classical music and the Bhakti movement .
As well as his 1985 award, Wang received the 2003 Prince Claus Award in recognition for his meticulous research into popular culture and decorative arts of the People's Republic of China. With his knowledge of traditions and skills, he contributed to the recovery from the dislocation caused by the Cultural Revolution by preserving and ...