The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBJoin us in welcoming Anne Lacaton and Hashim Sarkis as newest members of the Pritzker Prize Jury. Click here to learn more about our distinguished jurors.. Photo of Hashim Sarkis courtesy of Justin A. Knight Photography.
Laureates | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBYvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara 2020 Laureates. Arata Isozaki 2019 Laureate. Balkrishna Doshi 2018 Laureate. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem & Ramon Vilalta 2017 Laureates. Alejandro Aravena 2016 Laureate. Frei Otto 2015 Laureate. Shigeru Ban 2014 Laureate. Toyo Ito 2013 Laureate. Wang Shu 2012 Laureate.
Biography: Peter Zumthor | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBPeter Zumthor was born on April 26, 1943, the son of a cabinet maker, Oscar Zumthor, in Basel, Switzerland. He trained as a cabinet maker from 1958 to 1962. From 1963-67, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Vorkurs and Fachklasse with further studies in design at Pratt Institute in New York. In 1967, he was employed by the Canton of Graubünden (Switzerland) in the Department for the ...
Diébédo Francis Kéré | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBDiébédo Francis Kéré Receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Chicago, IL (March 15, 2022) – Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
About the Prize - Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBThe international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect/s for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually and is often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor.”. The award consists of ...
Biography: Norman Foster | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBNorman Foster was born in Manchester in 1935. After graduating from Manchester University School of Architecture and City Planning in 1961 he won a Henry Fellowship to Yale University, where he gained a Master’s Degree in Architecture. He is the founder and chairman of Foster and Partners. Founded in London in 1967, it is now a worldwide practice, with project offices in more than twenty ...
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal - Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBAnne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal Receive the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Chicago, IL (March 16, 2021) – Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, of France, have been selected as the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
Zaha Hadid | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBZaha Hadid, an Iraqi born British citizen has been chosen as the 2004 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize marking the first time a woman has been named for this 26 year old award. Hadid, who is 53, has completed one project in the United States, the Richard and Lois Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, Ohio; and is ...
Balkrishna Doshi | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBChicago, IL (March 7, 2018)—Professor Balkrishna Doshi, of India, has been selected as the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is known internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Architect, urban planner, and educator for the past 70 years ...
Alejandro Aravena | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
WEBThe 48-year-old Aravena is an architect based in Santiago, Chile. He becomes the 41st laureate of the Pritzker Prize, the first Pritzker Laureate from Chile, and the fourth from Latin America, after Luis Barragán (1980), Oscar Niemeyer (1988), and Paulo Mendes da Rocha (2006). Mr. Pritzker said, “The jury has selected an architect who ...