James Stirling
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James Stirling was a prominent British architect known for his influential transition from modernism to postmodernism, marked by bold forms, complex geometries, and innovative use of color and materials.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Stirling canonical | 24 |
| James Stirling (independent practice) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T918445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Stirling Context triple: [Postmodern architecture, hasKeyFigure, James Stirling]
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A.
James Stirling
James Stirling was a 19th-century British naval officer and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Western Australia.
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B.
Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers was a renowned British architect celebrated for his high-tech, modernist designs, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Lloyd’s building in London.
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C.
Norman Foster
Norman Foster is a renowned British architect known for his high-tech, innovative designs such as London's Gherkin and the Reichstag dome in Berlin.
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D.
Richard Meier
Richard Meier is an American architect renowned for his modernist, white geometric designs and major cultural projects such as the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
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E.
Sigurd Lewerentz
Sigurd Lewerentz was a seminal Swedish architect and designer known for his austere, expressive modernist works and influential role in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Stirling Target entity description: James Stirling was a prominent British architect known for his influential transition from modernism to postmodernism, marked by bold forms, complex geometries, and innovative use of color and materials.
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A.
James Stirling
James Stirling was a 19th-century British naval officer and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Western Australia.
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B.
Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers was a renowned British architect celebrated for his high-tech, modernist designs, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Lloyd’s building in London.
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C.
Norman Foster
Norman Foster is a renowned British architect known for his high-tech, innovative designs such as London's Gherkin and the Reichstag dome in Berlin.
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D.
Richard Meier
Richard Meier is an American architect renowned for his modernist, white geometric designs and major cultural projects such as the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
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E.
Sigurd Lewerentz
Sigurd Lewerentz was a seminal Swedish architect and designer known for his austere, expressive modernist works and influential role in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AIA Gold MedalYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Alvar Aalto Medal
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American Institute of Architects Gold Medal ⓘ
linked to:
AIA Gold Medal
Pritzker Architecture Prize ⓘ RIBA Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
linked to:
RIBA Gold Medal
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| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-04-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Glasgow ⓘ |
| coFounded | Stirling and Gowan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-06-25 ⓘ |
| designed |
Clore Gallery, Tate Britain, London
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linked to:
Tate Britain
Florey Building, Queen’s College, Oxford ⓘ History Faculty Building, University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge
Leicester Engineering Building ⓘ
linked to:
City Campus, Leicester
Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart ⓘ
linked to:
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
No 1 Poultry, London ⓘ
linked to:
Poultry, London
Science Center, Berlin ⓘ Social Science Research Centre, Berlin ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Liverpool School of Architecture ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Stirling ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| influenced | postmodern architects ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold architectural forms
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complex geometries in architecture ⓘ innovative use of color in buildings ⓘ innovative use of materials in buildings ⓘ transition from modernism to postmodernism ⓘ |
| laterPartnerInPracticeWith | Michael Wilford ⓘ |
| movement |
modernism
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postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| name | James Stirling ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| partnerInPracticeWith | James Gowan ⓘ |
| PritzkerPrizeYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| RoyalGoldMedalYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex circulation and spatial sequences
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expressive structural elements ⓘ use of bright color accents ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
ETH Zurich
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Harvard Graduate School of Design ⓘ Yale School of Architecture ⓘ |
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Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James Stirling