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Pritzker Architecture Prize
DescriptionA 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
First awarded1979
Websitehttp://www.pritzkerprize.com/

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

The Executive Director of the prize, as of 2009, Martha Thorne,[7] solicits nominations from a range of people including past Laureates, academics, critics and others "with expertise and interest in the field of architecture".[4] Any licensed architect can also make a personal application for the prize before 1 November every year. 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.[4]

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".[8] The 2004 laureate Zaha Hadid was the first female prize winner.[9] Christian de Portzamparc is the youngest winner, being 50 in 1994 at the time of the award. The 34th and most recent winners Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa were cited for "architecture that is simultaneously delicate and powerful, precise and fluid, ingenious but not overly or overthly clever".[10]

Laureates

The inaugural laureate Philip Johnson behind an architectural model
The inaugural laureate Philip Johnson
Winner in 1983, Ieoh Ming Pei
1984 laureate Richard Meier
Oscar Niemeyer won in 1988
1999 winner Sir Norman Foster, giving a speech behind a lecturn
1999 winner Sir Norman Foster
Rem Koolhaas won in 2000
Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA, won in 2010
Year Laureate Nationality Example work (year completed) Ceremony location Ref(s)
1979 Philip Johnson  United States Glass House (1949) Dumbarton Oaks [11]
1980 Luis Barragán  Mexico File:Csatelite.jpg Torres de Satélite (1957) Dumbarton Oaks [3]
1981 Sir James Stirling  United Kingdom Seeley Historical Library (1968) National Building Museum [12]
1982 Kevin Roche  United States Knights of Columbus Building (1969) Art Institute of Chicago [2][A]
1983 Ieoh Ming Pei  United States National Gallery of Art, East Building (1978) Metropolitan Museum of Art [13][14][B]
1984 Richard Meier  United States High Museum of Art (1983) National Gallery of Art [2]
1985 Hans Hollein  Austria Abteiberg Museum (1982) The Huntington Library [2]
1986 Gottfried Böhm  West Germany Iglesia Youth Center Library (1968) Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths [2]
1987 Kenzo Tange  Japan St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo (1964) Kimbell Art Museum [15]
1988 Gordon Bunshaft  United States Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (1963) Art Institute of Chicago [2]
1988 Oscar Niemeyer  Brazil Cathedral of Brasília (1958) Art Institute of Chicago [2]
1989 Frank Gehry  Canada
 United States		 Walt Disney Concert Hall (1999–2003) Tōdai-ji [14][C]
1990 Aldo Rossi  Italy Bonnefanten Museum (1990) Palazzo Grassi [16]
1991 Robert Venturi  United States National Gallery (London), Sainsbury Wing (1991) Palacio de Iturbide [17]
1992 Álvaro Siza Vieira  Portugal Pavilion of Portugal in Expo'98 (1998) Harold Washington Library [18]
1993 Fumihiko Maki  Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1991) Prague Castle [15]
1994 Christian de Portzamparc  France French Embassy, Berlin (2003) The Commons, Columbus, Indiana [19]
1995 Tadao Ando  Japan Nagaragawa Convention Center (1995) Palace of Versailles [20]
1996 Rafael Moneo  Spain Kursaal Palace (1999) Getty Center [14]
1997 Sverre Fehn  Norway Norwegian Glacier Museum (1991) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao [21]
1998 Renzo Piano  Italy File:Kansai International Airport Boarding Lobby.jpg Kansai International Airport (1994) White House [22]
1999 Lord Norman Foster  United Kingdom Millennium Bridge (London) (2000) Altes Museum [14]
2000 Rem Koolhaas  Netherlands Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin (2003) Jerusalem Archaeological Park [23]
2001 Herzog & de Meuron   Switzerland Tate Modern (2000) Monticello [24]
2002 Glenn Murcutt  Australia Berowra Waters Inn (1983) Michelangelo's Campidoglio [25]
2003 Jørn Utzon  Denmark Sydney Opera House (1973) Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando [26]
2004 Zaha Hadid  United Kingdom
 Iraq		 Bridge Pavilion (2008) Hermitage Museum [14][D]
2005 Thom Mayne  United States San Francisco Federal Building (2007) Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park [27]
2006 Paulo Mendes da Rocha  Brazil Estádio Serra Dourada (1975) Dolmabahçe Palace [28]
2007 Lord Richard Rogers  United Kingdom Lloyd's building (1986) Banqueting House, Whitehall [29]
2008 Jean Nouvel  France Torre Agbar (2005) Library of Congress [14]
2009 Peter Zumthor   Switzerland Therme Vals (1996) Legislative Palace of the City Council, Buenos Aires [14]
2010 SANAA  Japan File:21st Century Museum of Contemporary Museum.jpg 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2003) Ellis Island [14]

Prizes awarded by country

Country Prize
1  United States 8
2  Japan 4
2  United Kingdom 4
4  France 2
4   Switzerland 2

Footnotes

A. a Roche was born in Ireland.[30]
B. b Pei was born in China.[31]
C. c Gehry was born in Canada.[32]
D. d Hadid was born in Iraq.[33]

See also

References

General
  • "Past laureates". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
Specific
  1. ^ "The Purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Goldberger, Paul (May 28, 1988). "Architecture View; What Pritzker Winners Tell Us About the Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Endicott, Katherine (October 14, 2006). "The Mexican garden revisited". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Nomination Process". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "History". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  6. ^ "Ceremony and Medal". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  7. ^ "2009 Jury Members". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  8. ^ "Philip Johnson - 1979 Laureate - Jury Citation". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "Hadid designs landmark building". BBC News. January 15, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  10. ^ "Media Kit: Announcing the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate". The Hyatt Foundation. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  11. ^ "People - In the News". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. May 23, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  12. ^ Reynolds, Nigel (March 23, 2004). "Top prize for architect who is ignored by fellow British". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  13. ^ "The Pritzker Architecture Prize". www.pritzkerprize.com. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Pilkington, Ed (April 14, 2009). "Swiss architect untouched by fad or fashion wins prized Pritzker award". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2009. Cite error: The named reference "ohnine" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ a b Muschamp, Herbert (April 26, 1993). "Pritzker Prize for Japanese Architect". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  16. ^ Iovine, Julie (September 5, 1997). "Aldo Rossi, Architect of Monumental Simplicity, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  17. ^ Blau, Eleanor (April 8, 1991). "Robert Venturi Is to Receive Pritzker Architecture Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  18. ^ Ribeiro, Ana Maria (February 24, 2009). "Siza Vieira fala para casa cheia". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  19. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (May 2, 1994). "Architect of Austere Works Receives the Pritzker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  20. ^ Viladas, Pilar (August 19, 2001). "Fashion's New Religion". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  21. ^ Samaniego, Fernando (June 1, 1997). "El noruego Sverre Fehn recibe el Pritzker de Arquitectura en el museo Guggenheim Bilbao". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  22. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (April 20, 1998). "Renzo Piano Wins Architecture's Top Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  23. ^ "Koolhaas receives 'Nobel of architecture' in Jerusalem". CNN. May 29, 2000. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  24. ^ "Herzog & de Meuron Propose Castle in The Sky for Hamburg". Das Spiegel. June 14, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  25. ^ "Top honour for Australian architect". BBC News. April 16, 2002. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  26. ^ "Prize for Opera House designer". BBC News. April 7, 2003. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  27. ^ "Paris skyscraper to rival tower". BBC News. November 28, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  28. ^ Forgey, Benjamin (April 9, 2006). "Brazilian wins Pritzker Prize". Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  29. ^ Glancey, Jonathan (March 29, 2007). "Rogers takes the 'Nobel for architecture'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  30. ^ "Architecture Award to Kevin Roche". The New York Times. December 14, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  31. ^ Barboza, David (October 9, 2006). "I. M. Pei in China, Revisiting Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  32. ^ "Frank O. Gehry. (American, born Canada 1929)". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  33. ^ "Zaha Hadid. (British, born Iraq, 1950)". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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