Pritzker Prize 

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture."1

Created in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and run by the Pritzker family, it is one of the world's premier architecture prizes. The prize is awarded "irrespective of nationality, race, creed, or ideology."2

Part of the criteria in this prize is the innovative quality and fineness of architectural thought given to accomplish such architectural work. Contributions to the integration of good use of construction technology is also a factor.

The winner receives US$100,000, but more important is the industry-wide fame and subsequent interest from building developers. The Pritzker is sometimes referred to as "the Nobel Prize of Architecture."

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Laureates

Year Laureate34 Country
1979 Philip Johnson (1906–2005)  United States
1980 Luis Barragán (1902–1988)  Mexico
1981 Sir James Stirling (1924–1992)  United Kingdom
1982 Kevin Roche  Ireland /  United States
1983 Ieoh Ming Pei  China /  United States
1984 Richard Meier  United States
1985 Hans Hollein  Austria
1986 Gottfried Böhm  West Germany
1987 Kenzo Tange (1913–2005)  Japan
1988 Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990)
Oscar Niemeyer
 United States
 Brazil
1989 Frank Gehry  Canada /  United States
1990 Aldo Rossi (1931–1997)  Italy
1991 Robert Venturi  United States
1992 Álvaro Siza  Portugal
1993 Fumihiko Maki  Japan
1994 Christian de Portzamparc  France
1995 Tadao Ando  Japan
1996 Rafael Moneo  Spain
1997 Sverre Fehn  Norway
1998 Renzo Piano  Italy
1999 Lord Norman Foster  United Kingdom
2000 Rem Koolhaas  Netherlands
2001 Herzog & de Meuron  Switzerland
2002 Glenn Murcutt  Australia
2003 Jørn Utzon (1918-2008)  Denmark
2004 Zaha Hadid  Iraq /  United Kingdom
2005 Thom Mayne  United States
2006 Paulo Mendes da Rocha  Brazil
2007 Lord Richard Rogers  United Kingdom
2008 Jean Nouvel  France

References

  1. ^ The Purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Pritzker Prize Official Site. URL accessed on 16 April 2008.
  2. ^ Nomination Process. Pritzker Prize Official Site. URL accessed on 16 April 2008.
  3. ^ Laureates 1979-2007
  4. ^ Laureate 2008

See also

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