NAME: MATIC, JIMUEL MATTHEW M.

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is the pinnacle award in the architectural field. It is,
moreover, presented yearly to honor a living architect or architects who "has (or have)
produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of
architecture." The award was given for the first time in 1979, to American architect Philip
Johnson, for his highly regarded works. Listed below are five architects awarded for
their undeniable impact in the world of architecture:

1. Tadao Ando – 1995, Japan

Born: September 13, 1941, Minato Ward, Osaka,

Japan

As the recipient of the 1995 Pritzker Prize, Tadao

Ando is revered for his incomparable work with
concrete, strong engagement with nature, and
sensitive approach to natural light.

Two Notable Projects: The Church of the Light

(1999) and Naoshima Contemporary art
Museum (1995)

The Church of the Light Naoshima Contemporary art Museum

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2. Robert Venturi – 1991, United States

Born: June 25, 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

United States

"Less is a bore," was the principle upon which

architect Robert Venturi based his designs—and a
direct but nonchalant antithesis to Ludwig Mies van
der Rohe's "less is more." In the 20th century,
strictly geometric designs and unornamented
facades were favored by the “serious” architects,
such as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
Venturi, however, asserted in his 1966 treatise
"Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture" that
modern architecture has a place for ornament,
historical allusions, and even humor. His works with
his wife showed playfulness, stylistic richness, and
critique—all of which as a retort against the
modernist structures' minimal and sometimes
lackluster designs.

Two Notable Projects: The Vanna Venturi House (1964) and The Children's
Museum in Houston
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3. Francis Kéré – 2004, Iraq-United Kingdom

Born: October 31, 1950,
Baghdad, Iraq

The Iraqi-born British

architect was an advocate
for women, representing
them in creative fields and
innovation in architecture.
Often regarded "the Queen
of the Curve," the
multi-award winning architect
Zaha Hadid was equally
revered and denounced for
her seductively voluminous
forms and dynamically fluid
shaped structures.

"I don't think that architecture is only about shelter (and) is only about a very
simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you
think." ~ Zaha Hadid

Two Notable Projects: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center and Rosenthal

Contemporary Arts Centre (2003)
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4. Francis Kéré – 2022, Burkina Faso

Born: April 10, 1965 (age 57 years),

Gando, Burkina Faso

The most recent recipient of the

award is a Burkina Faso-born
architect, educator, social activist,
receiver of the 2004 Aga Khan
Award for Architecture and designer
of the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion.

"I am hoping to change the

paradigm, push people to dream
and undergo risk." ~ Kéré

Two Notable Projects: Lycée Schorge Secondary School (2017) and

Serpentine Pavilion (2017)
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5. Aldo Rossi – 1990, Italy

Born: May 3, 1931, Milan, Italy

"What surprises me most in

architecture, as in other techniques, is
that a project has one life in its built
state but another in its written or drawn
state." ~ Aldo Rossi

Two Notable Projects: The Il Palazzo

hotel, Fukuoka, (1987) and House in
Friedrichstadt, Berlin, (1981)

House in Friedrichstadt, Berlin, (1981)

The Il Palazzo hotel, Fukuoka, (1987)