LONDON (AP) — A collective of young architects and designers who regenerated a rundown inner-city area has won art’s prestigious Turner Prize.
The group Assemble received the 25,000-pound ($37,000) prize at a ceremony in Glasgow Monday, accompanied by residents of the Liverpool neighborhood they helped revitalize.
The group, whose members are under 30, restored derelict homes and started a workshop employing local people to make tiles, fireplaces and other products.
The Turner Prize, given annually to a Britain-based artist under 50, often sparks heated debate. Critics accuse it of rewarding conceptual work far from mainstream definitions of “art.”
Assemble member Lewis Jones said its work was both art and social project. He said that “for some people it is art, but also through that project houses have been provided and products made.”
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