Biography: Norman Foster | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Norman 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 …
Diébédo Francis Kéré | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Diébédo 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 …
Biography: Oscar Niemeyer | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) was born in the hillside district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts there. Niemeyer’s architecture, conceived as lyrical sculpture, expands on the principles and innovations of Le Corbusier to become a kind of free-form sculpture. In 1938-39 he designed the Brazilian Pavilion for the New York World’s Fair in collaboration with ...
Riken Yamamoto | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Chicago, IL (March 5, 2024) – The Pritzker Architecture Prize announces Riken Yamamoto, of Yokohama, Japan, as the 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Yamamoto, architect and social advocate, establishes kinship between public and private realms ...
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Join 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.
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal - Pritzker Architecture Prize
Anne 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 …
Biography: Renzo Piano | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Renzo Piano, the 1998 Pritzker Prize winner, is perhaps best known for his controversial design of the Centre Georges Pompidou, located in the heart of Paris and completed in 1978. Conceived in collaboration with English architect, Richard Rogers and described by Piano as “a joyful urban machine ... a creature that might have come from a Jules Verne book,” Beaubourg, as it …
Biography: Luis Barragán | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Luis Barragán (1902-1988) was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. His professional training was in engineering, resulting in a degree at the age of twenty-three. His architectural skills were self-taught. In the 1920s, he traveled extensively in France and Spain and, in 1931, lived in Paris for a time, attending Le Corbusier's lectures. His time in Europe, and subsequently in Morroco, stimulated an ...
FAQ | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
The award was established in 1979 by Jay A. (1922-1999) and Cindy Pritzker, who believed that a meaningful prize would encourage and stimulate a greater public awareness of buildings, and also inspire greater creativity within the architectural profession. The Pritzker family, whose international business interests are headquartered in Chicago ...
Laureates | The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Yvonne 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.