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Monday, April 16, 2012 Is Zaha's Latest Prize Really an Advancement for Women? Zaha Hadid has been announced, by unanimous decision of the AJ Women in Architecture Judging Panel, as the Winner of the Jane Drew Prize "for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture." The panel has cited Hadid's many accomplishments (she was the first female architect to win the Pritzker Prize, designed the Sterling Prize-winning MAXXI Museum in Rome and the Guangzhou Opera House in China) as evidence that she "has broken the glass ceiling more than anyone and is practically a household name. Her achievement is remarkable." However, the choice of Hadid, always a controversial figure, brings into question the aim of the Prize, and forces us to explore what is really needed to improve the state of women in Architecture today. Culture Forecast: April 15 - April 21 Opera Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize For Music The Dark Side Of Disney (PHOTOS) Real Life 'Black Swan' Track Of The Day: Major Lazer's 'Get Free' BLOG POSTS Christina Patterson: Samantha Brick: The Woman Whose Brief Fame Showed Us That Confidence Can Be a Curse Samantha Brick seems to think that her father's praise was a precious gift. She seems to have forgotten that the article which made her famous was actually a lament. And that what she'd said was that she'd suffered because half the population didn't like her. Michael Kaiser: Engaging Audiences Our art must change, our approach to marketing must change and the nature of the audience experience must change. If we continue to operate in the same manner as we did in the twentieth century, the arts will die. E. Nina Rothe: Worth the Rush Lines: A Procrastinator's Guide to Tribeca Film Festival Tribeca has outshined all expectations and has endeared itself to film lovers as the spring festival to attend. I suggest checking out these must-watch titles in the theaters. DJ Louie XIV: "Indie Pop": Indie Rock's Pop Culture Moment The continued mainstream success of artists like Foster the People, Gotye, Fun., and their peers suggest that we may be on the precipice of a broader willingness to embrace more varied and eccentric music, the music we used to think of as exclusively "indie." Michael Wallach: The Politics of The Hunger Games What is the meaning of this shot? Why end the film there? Certainly, the new Lionsgate-Summit Entertainment conglomerate hopes to continue the tension between these characters to entice us into a sequel; but what is this tension made of?

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