Pritzker

Architecture, award, creation

Called Nobel price of Architecture, the Pritzker price is an annual distinction awarding the entire work of one or some alive architects. He is given since 1979 by the Hyatt Fondation.

Created by Jay Pritzker and his wife, it is today presided by Thomas J. Pritzker, son of Jay Pritzker. This prestigious award is received this year by the spanish agency RCR Arcquitectes.

1979 Philip Johnson

1980 Luis Barragán

1981 James Stirling

1982 Kevin Roche

1983 Ieoh Ming Pei

1984 Richard Meier

1985 Hans Hollein

1986 Gottfried Böhm

1987 Kenzō Tange

1988 Gordon Bunshaft, Oscar Niemeyer

1989 Frank Gehry

1990 Aldo Rossi

1991 Robert Venturi

1992 Alvaro Siza

1993 Fumihiko Maki

1994 Christian de Portzamparc

1995 Tadao Andō

1996 Rafael Moneo

1997 Sverre Fehn

1998 Renzo Piano

1999 Norman Foster

2000 Rem Koolhaas

2001 Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron

2002 Glenn Murcutt

2003 Jørn Utzon

2004 Zaha Hadid

2005 Thom Mayne

2006 Paulo Mendes da Rocha

2007 Richard Rogers

2008 Jean Nouvel

2009 Peter Zumthor

2010 Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa

2011 Eduardo Souto de Moura

2012 Wang Shu

2013 Toyo Ito

2014  Shigeru Ban

2015 Frei Otto

2016 Alejandro Aravena

2017 RCR Arquitectes Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, Ramon Vialta