THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE

1979 PHILIP JOHNSON

- GLASS HOUSE (NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT) – MASTER DEGREE THESIS
1980 LUIS BARRAGAN
- BORN IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
- SELF TAUGHT ARCHITECTURAL SKILLS; ENGINEERING; LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
- ESCUELA TAPATIA (1920s) – VIGOROUS ADHERENCE TO REGIONAL TRADITIONS
- MINIMALIST
- WORKS ARE DESCRIBED AS MYSTICAL, SERENE (CAPUCHINAS SACREMENTARIAS)
- “IT IS ESSENTIAL TO AN ARCHITECT TO KNOW HOW TO SEE – TO SEE IS SUCH WAY
THAT VISION IS NO OVERPOWERED BY RATIONAL ANALYSIS.”
1981 JAMES STIRLING
- BORN IN GLASGOW (1926)
- POSTWAR INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
- MUSEUMS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE RESIDENCES
- HISTORIC ALLUSION AND CONTEXTUAL CONSIDERATION
- 1977, ALVAR AALTO MEDAL
- 1980, RIBA GOLD MEDAL
1982 KEVIN ROCHE
- BORN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND (1922)
- ROOF GARDEN
1983 IEOH MING PEI
- BORN IN CANTON, CHINA (1917)
1984 RICHARD MEIER
- YOUNGEST ARCHITECT TO RECEIVE PRITZKER
- “ARCHITECTURE IS A TRADITION, A LONG CONTINUUM. WHETEHER WE BREAK WITH
TRADITION OR ENHANCE IT, WE ARE STILL CONNECTED TO THAT PAST.”
- MUSEUMS
1985 HANS HOLLEIN
- BORN IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA (1934)
1986 GOTTFRIED BOHM
- EXPRESSIONIST; POST-BAUHAUS
- CONNECTIONS – OLD WITH THE NEW
- SON AND GRANDCHILD OF ARCHITECTS
1987 KENZO TANGE
- INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF LE CORBUSIER THAT HE BECAME AN ARCHITECT
1988 OSCAR NIEMEYER
- LYRICAL SCULPTURE
- “FORM FOLLOWS BEAUTY.”
GORDON BUNSHAFT
- INTERNATIONAL STYLE
- BORN IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK (1909)
1989 FRANK GEHRY
- BORN IN CANADA (1929)
- HATES CHAIN LINK: “…IF YOU CAN’T BEAT 'EM, JOIN ‘EM.”
1990 ALDO ROSSI
- A POET WHO HAPPENS TO BE AN ARCHITECT
- THEATERS
1991 ROBERT VENTURI
- GRADUATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE
- PRACTICING MODERN ARCHITECTURE
1992 ALVARO SIZA
- ALVARO JOAQUIM DE SIZA VIEIRA
- BORN IN PORTUGAL (1933)
1993 FUMIHIKO MAKI
- MODERNIST
- BORN IN TOKYO, JAPAN (1928)
1994 CHRISTIAN DE PORTZAMPARC
- 6TH EUROPEAN TO RECEIVE PRITZKER
- FRENCH
- STIMULATED BY LE CORBUSIER IN PURSUING ARCHITECTURE
- ARCHITECTURE AS A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
1995 TADAO ANDO
- LIGHT IS AN IMPORTANT CONTROLLING FACTOR
- GEOMETRY
- BOXER
- “SMOOTH-AS-SILK” - ANDO'S CONCRETE
1996 RAFAEL MONEO
1997 SVERRE FEHN
- CATEGORIZED AS MODERNIST BY ARCHITECTURAL WRITERS
- BORN IN KONGSBERG, NORWAY (1924)
- WOOD, CONCRETE, HARMONY, RHYTHM
 - CONSIDERS LIGHT AS ANOTHER MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION
1998 RENZO PIANO
- FAMILY OF BUILDERS
1999 NORMAN FOSTER
- 1990, KNIGHTHOOD
2000 REM KOOLHAAS
- WRITER
2001 JACQUES HERZOG
PIERRE DE MEURON
2002 GLENN MURCUTT
- LONDON-BORN AUSTRALIAN
- ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE DESIGNS WITH A ISTINCTIVE AUSTRALIAN
CHARACTER
- RESIDENTIAL
2003 JORN UTZON
- COSTS AND SCHEDULE ISSUES WITH THE AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS TO THE SYDNEY
OPERA HOUSE
2004 ZAHA HADID
- ARCHITECT WHO CONSISENTLY PUSHE THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND
URBAN DESIGN
2005 THOM MAYNE
2006 PAULO MENDES DE ROCHA
- PAULIST-BRUTALIST
- CONCRETE AND STEEL FORMS
- MODERNIST
- POETICS OF SPACE
- ARCHITECTURE OF PROFOUND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
2007 RICHARD ROGERS
2008 JEAN NOUVEL
2009 PETER ZUMTHOR
- BORN IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND (1943)
- CABINET MAKER
2010 KAZUYO SEJIMA
RYUE NISHIZAWA
- INNNOVATIVE BUILDINGS
2011 EDUARDO SOUTO DE MOURA
- BORN IN PORTO, PORTUGAL (1952)
- NEO-MIESIAN
2012 WANG SHU
- CHINA (1963)
2013 TOYO ITO
- COMBINING ELEMENTS OF MINIMALISM WITH AN EMBRACE OF TECHNOLOGY
2014 SHIGERU BAN
- INNOVATIVE WORK WITH PAPER, PARTICULARLY RECYCLED CARDBOARD TUBES
USED TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY HOUSE DISASER VICTIMS
2015 FREI OTTO
- MMODERN LIGHTWEIGHT, TENT-LIKE STRUCTURES
- TENSILE ARCHITECTURE
2016 ALEJANDRO ARAVENA
- BORN ON SANTIAGO, CHILE (1967)
- SOCIALLY CONCIOUS BUILDING PROJECTS THAT ATTEMPT TO BREAK DOWN
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN URBAN AREAS
- FIRST CHILEAN TO WIN PRITZKER
2017 RAFAEL ARANDA
CARME PIGEM
RAMON VILALTA
- COLLABORATIVE APPROACH IN DESIGNING A RANGE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PROJECTS
2018 BALKRISHNA DOSHI
- BORN IN PUNE, INDIA (1927), DIED (2023)
- FAMILY IS IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY FOR 2 GENERATIONS
- FATHER OF ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA
- COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT INDIA
- STYLE: NATURAL – INFLUENCED B LE CORBUSIER AND LOUI KAHN
2019 ARATA ISOZAKI
- FIRST EXPERIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE WAS THE VOID OF ARCHITECTURE
- INFLUENTIAL ARCHITECT AND THEORIST OF POSTMODERN ERA IN JAPAN
2020 YVONNE FARRELL
SHELLEY MCNAMARA
- GRAFTON ARCHITECTS
 - STRUCTURES THAT ARARE AT ONCE UNDERSTATED AND COMPLEX, HISTORICAL AND
MODERN, GENEROUS TOWARDS THEIR USERS
2021 ANNE LACATON
JEAN-PHILIPPE VASSAL
- EXAMINED URBAN HOUSING AREAS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ADOPT THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL HOUSING
- NEVER DEMOLISH, NEVER REMOVE – ALWAYS ADD, TRANSFORM, AND REUSE.
2022 DIEBEDO FRANCIS KERE
- FIRST AFRICAN TO RECEIVE THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE
- CREATING INNOVATIVE WORKS THAT ARE OFTEN SUSTAINABLE AND
COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE
- SOCIAL INITIATIVES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES USING LOCAL VERNACULAR
FORMS
2023 SIR DAVID ALAN CHIPPERFIELD CH
- COLLABORATION
- BRITISH
- QUIETLY INCORPORATING MODERN MINIMAL DESIGNS WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGS
- DETAILED STONE AND CONCRETE PROJECTS