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In my view Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi should consider themselves fortunate to be associated with the Pritzker Prize. DSB should stop this undignified and vain self-promotion, take the matter up with RV and let evryone get on with things that matter.

Maybe DSB could add her name to the certificate in biro or scratch her initials onto the medallion?

Alternatively there is still time for RV to hand back the award and the $100,000 prize and those who have signed the petition could always nominate DSB for next year's prize.

In his 1991 acceptance speech RV trots out a long list of influences and refers to himself over 70 times but acknowledges DSB on just 4 occasions. He acknowledged that without DSB his work would be diminished but did not say, however, that without her the prize would not have been awarded or that he owes it all to her.

DSB might like to ask RV why he did not refuse to accept the award unless it was in their joint names? She might also consider why in his acceptance speech RV spoke at such length about himself and why he failed to make it crystal clear that he was accepting the award on behalf of them both as equals?

I can only conclude that RV, like the Pritzker judges, did not view DSB as a true equal.

The "pomo-ic duo" are post-relevant but if history is to be re-written, in view of their ghastly legacy (just take a look at their website) I suggest the Pritzker jury reconsider the 1991 prize, strip RV of the award and give it to a more worthy recipient such as Sir Colin Stansfield Smith.