Wolf Prize needs a wider context

Souto de Moura Paula Rego Museum

Source: Luis Ferreira Alves

Some of our most eminent architects (News April 19) are taking a “moral stand” in reprimanding Eduardo Souto de Moura for accepting an award from Israel, notwithstanding its government’s “escalating war crimes” — though which alleged crimes, which war or which escalation they do not say.

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