We culled the Twitterverse looking for reactions to Shigeru Ban's Prizker win - from readers and critics alike. While the responses were generally positive, some were less so.
See our favorite responses - from #baffled to #goodenough to #Banstheman! - after the break.
#Baffled
Delayed reaction (been down the pub), but Shigeru Ban wins #Pritzker2014 ?? Really? #baffled
— Tom Dyckhoff (@tomdyckhoff) March 24, 2014 @justinmcguirk I'm firmly in the disbelief camp
— Joseph Grima (@joseph_grima) March 24, 2014 I am considering a Shigeru ban.
— edwin heathcote (@edwinheathcote) March 24, 2014 #GoodEnough
Pritzker Prize didn't pick a woman architect this year but instead chose a true humanist. #goodenough http://t.co/knIajZ1pAP #inq
— Inga Saffron (@IngaSaffron) March 25, 2014 Shigeru Ban awarded the 2014 Pritzker. http://t.co/GNssZqSZPe While I love Ban's work, this feels like a defensive play.
— Lian Chikako Chang (@LianChikako) March 24, 2014 The British critics undermining the importance of the relief work and the American ones overlooking the thinness of his oeuvre overall.
— Justin McGuirk (@justinmcguirk) March 24, 2014 Ban's combo of humanitarian + high design was irresistible to jury. But his large-scale work is often disappointing. http://t.co/W9KIqj6Ykj
— ChristopherHawthorne (@HawthorneLAT) March 24, 2014 Well deserved / not surprised. Ban’s aesthetic so in sync with the jury, disaster relief work brings necessary social dimension.
— Alexandra Lange (@LangeAlexandra) March 24, 2014 #BansTheMan!
Well it's about time! Congrats #ShigeruBan. #Pritzker2014 #BansTheMan http://t.co/RMsI8Cz4iZ via @ArchDaily
— Stephanie S. Yee (@stephasy) March 24, 2014 #Shigeru Ban's #Pritzker Prize recognizes the need for architects to serve public need as well as wealthy clients. http://t.co/3yRPr233zD
— susan szenasy (@szenasy) March 25, 2014 Congrats Shigeru. Let's hope the #Pritzker2014 prize honors V.A.N. and all the designers that donated their time to building a better world.
— Cameron Sinclair (@casinclair) March 24, 2014 Shigeru Ban is no preachy humanitarian. He's profound and funny, eloquent and down-to-earth. Check out his Ted talk. http://t.co/isCud2zFLn
— Blair Kamin (@BlairKamin) March 24, 2014 Shigeru Ban's Pritzker: honoring "an architecture of need rather than an architecture of ego." http://t.co/oINnmRsmfY
— Carolina A. Miranda (@cmonstah) March 24, 2014 Shigeru Ban wins the Pritzker: a welcome statement that social responsibility and high design intentions not mutually exclusive.
— Paul Goldberger (@paulgoldberger) March 24, 2014 
