Pritzker Prize

2021 Pritzker Prize Awarded for French Duo's Social Focus

The 2021 Pritzker Prize, considered the highest annual honor in architecture, has been awarded to a French couple who prioritize kindness in their designs.

March 16, 2021 - NPR

A Rare Choice for the Pritzker Prize: Two Female Winners

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, cofounders of Grafton Architects, take home the top award in the field of architecture in 2020.

March 3, 2020 - The Pritzker Architecture Prize

Balkrishna Doshi: First Indian to Receive Architecture's Highest Honor

The 2018 Pritzker Prize has been awarded to a 90-year-old from India. Balkrishna Doshi is known for his commitment to social causes.

March 8, 2018 - The Times Of India

Architecture's Top Prize Goes to a Relatively Unknown Trio From Spain

The Pritzker Prize, sometimes called the Nobel Prize of architecture, was announced this week, going to Spanish firm RCR Arquitectes.

March 2, 2017 - The Pritzker Architecture Prize

Alejandro Aravena: First Chilean Architect to Take Home the Pritzker Prize

The awarding of the Pritzker Prize to the 48-year-old Alejandro Aravena sends a strong signal about the architecture world's focus on social responsibility.

January 13, 2016 - Curbed

German Architect Frei Otto Awarded the 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize

In a sad turn of events, Frei Otto passed away on March 9, prompting the Pritzker jury to move the announcement of the award up by two weeks. The Pritzker Prize is regarded as architecture's highest honor.

March 11, 2015 - New York Times

Rewarded for Doing Good: Shigeru Ban Wins Pritzker Prize

The 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize had been awarded to Shigeru Ban. Ban is best known for his innovative use of paper as a construction material and for relief work in disaster areas.

March 25, 2014 - The Architect's Newspaper

Toyo Ito Wins 2013 Pritzker Prize

Over the weekend it was announced that 71-year-old Japanese architect Toyo Ito has won this year's Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award in the field. The jury honored Ito for combining "conceptual innovation with superbly executed buildings."

March 18, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

Parsing China's Reaction To Its Pritzker Prize-Winning Architect

There's no doubt that the awarding of the Pritzker Prize this week to Chinese architect Wang Shu was based as much on its symbolism as for personal achievement. Jiayang Fan looks at what the announcement's reception in China has been.

March 3, 2012 - The New Yorker