Pritzker Architecture Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually to honour "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] Founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the award is funded by the Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation and is considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes;^[2] it is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.^[3][4][5] The prize is awarded "irrespective of nationality, race, creed, or ideology";^[6] the recipients receive US$100,000, a citation certificate, and since 1987, a bronze medallion.^[7] The Latin inscription on the reverse of the medallion—firmitas, utilitas, venustas (English: durability, utility, and beauty)—is inspired by Roman architect Vitruvius.^[8] Before 1987, a limited edition Henry Moore sculpture accompanied the monetary prize.^[7]

The Executive Director of the prize, as of 2009, Martha Thorne,^[9] solicits nominations from a range of people, including past Laureates, academics, critics and others "with expertise and interest in the field of architecture".^[6] Any licensed architect can also make a personal application for the prize before 1 November every year. In 1988 Gordon Bunshaft nominated himself for the award and eventually won it.^[10] The jury, each year consisting of five to nine "experts ... recognized professionals in their own fields of architecture, business, education, publishing, and culture", deliberate early the following year before announcing the winner in spring.^[6]

Inaugural winner Philip Johnson was cited "for 50 years of imagination and vitality embodied in a myriad of museums, theaters, libraries, houses, gardens and corporate structures".^[11] The 2004 laureate Zaha Hadid was the first female prize winner.^[12] Ryue Nishizawa became the youngest winner in 2010 at age 44.^[13] The 34th prize winners, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, were cited for "architecture that is simultaneously delicate and powerful, precise and fluid, ingenious but not overly or overtly clever".^[14] The most recent winner, in 2012, is Chinese architect and founder of Amateur Architecture Studio Wang Shu.^[15]

Laureates

Inaugural laureate Philip Johnson

1983 laureate Ieoh Ming Pei

1984 laureate Richard Meier

1988 laureate Oscar Niemeyer

1992 laureate Álvaro Siza

1993 laureate Fumihiko Maki

1995 laureate Tadao Ando

1999 laureate Norman Foster

2000 laureate Rem Koolhaas

2008 laureate Jean Nouvel

2010 laureate Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA

2011 laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura

2012 laureate Wang Shu

Year	Laureate	Nationality	Example work (year completed)		Ceremony location	Ref(s)
1979	Johnson, PhilipPhilip Johnson	United States		Glass House (1949)	Dumbarton Oaks	[16]
1980	Barragán, LuisLuis Barragán	Mexico		Torres de Satélite (1957)	Dumbarton Oaks	[5]
1981	Stirling, Sir JamesSir James Stirling	United Kingdom		Seeley Historical Library (1968)	National Building Museum	[17]
1982	Roche, KevinKevin Roche	Ireland		Knights of Columbus Building (1969)	Art Institute of Chicago	[3][A]
1983	Pei, Ieoh MingIeoh Ming Pei	United States		National Gallery of Art, East Building (1978)	Metropolitan Museum of Art	[18][19][B]
1984	Meier, RichardRichard Meier	United States		High Museum of Art (1983)	National Gallery of Art	[3]
1985	Hollein, HansHans Hollein	Austria		Abteiberg Museum (1982)	The Huntington Library	[3]
1986	Böhm, GottfriedGottfried Böhm	West Germany		Iglesia Youth Centre Library (1968)	Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths	[3]
1987	Tange, KenzoKenzo Tange	Japan	100px	St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo (1964)	Kimbell Art Museum	[20]
1988	Bunshaft, GordonGordon Bunshaft	United States		Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (1963)	Art Institute of Chicago	[3]
1988	Niemeyer, OscarOscar Niemeyer	Brazil		Cathedral of Brasília (1958)	Art Institute of Chicago	[3]
1989	Gehry, FrankFrank Gehry	Canada  United States		Walt Disney Concert Hall (1999–2003)	Tōdai-ji	[19][C]
1990	Rossi, AldoAldo Rossi	Italy		Bonnefanten Museum (1990)	Palazzo Grassi	[21]
1991	Venturi, RobertRobert Venturi	United States		National Gallery (London), Sainsbury Wing (1991)	Palacio de Iturbide	[22]
1992	Vieira, Álvaro SizaÁlvaro Siza Vieira	Portugal		Pavilion of Portugal in Expo'98 (1998)	Harold Washington Library	[23]
1993	Maki, FumihikoFumihiko Maki	Japan		Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1991)	Prague Castle	[20]
1994	de Portzamparc, ChristianChristian de Portzamparc	France		French Embassy, Berlin (2003)	The Commons, Columbus, Indiana	[24]
1995	Ando, TadaoTadao Ando	Japan		Nagaragawa Convention Center (1995)	Palace of Versailles	[25]
1996	Moneo, RafaelRafael Moneo	Spain		Kursaal Palace (1999)	Getty Center	[19]
1997	Fehn, SverreSverre Fehn	Norway		Norwegian Glacier Museum (1991)	Guggenheim Museum Bilbao	[26]
1998	Piano, RenzoRenzo Piano	Italy		Kansai International Airport (1994)	White House	[27]
1999	Foster, NormanNorman Foster	United Kingdom		Millennium Bridge (London) (2000)	Altes Museum	[19]
2000	Koolhaas, RemRem Koolhaas	Netherlands		Casa da Música (2003)	Jerusalem Archaeological Park	[28]
2001	Herzog & de Meuron	Switzerland		Tate Modern (2000)	Monticello	[29]
2002	Murcutt, GlennGlenn Murcutt	Australia		Berowra Waters Inn (1983)	Michelangelo's Campidoglio	[30]
2003	Utzon, JørnJørn Utzon	Denmark		Sydney Opera House (1973)	Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando	[31]
2004	Hadid, ZahaZaha Hadid	United Kingdom  Iraq		Bridge Pavilion (2008)	Hermitage Museum	[19][D]
2005	Mayne, ThomThom Mayne	United States		San Francisco Federal Building (2007)	Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park	[32]
2006	da Rocha, Paulo MendesPaulo Mendes da Rocha	Brazil		Saint Peter Chapel, São Paulo (1987)	Dolmabahçe Palace	[33]
2007	Rogers, RichardRichard Rogers	United Kingdom		Lloyd's building (1986)	Banqueting House, Whitehall	[34]
2008	Nouvel, JeanJean Nouvel	France		Torre Agbar (2005)	Library of Congress	[19][35]
2009	Zumthor, PeterPeter Zumthor	Switzerland		Therme Vals (1996)	Legislative Palace of the City Council, Buenos Aires	[19][36]
2010	Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA)	Japan		21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2003)	Ellis Island	[19]
2011	Eduardo Souto de Moura	Portugal		Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (2004)	Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium	[37]
2012	Wang Shu	China		Ningbo Museum, Ningbo (2008)	Great Hall of the People, Beijing	[38]

Footnotes

A. ^a Roche was born in Ireland.^[39]

B. ^b Pei was born in China.^[40]

C. ^c Gehry was born in Canada.^[41]

D. ^d Hadid was born in Iraq.^[42]

See also

• List of architecture prizes

References

General

• "Past laureates". Pritzker Architecture Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/year. Retrieved June 30, 2009. 

Specific

External links

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