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The Pritzker Prize is the most important award in the field of architecture, awarded to a living architect whose built work "has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture." The Prize rewards individuals, not entire offices, as took place in 2000 (when the jury selected Rem Koolhaas instead of his firm OMA) or in 2016 (with Alejandro Aravena selected instead of Elemental); however, the prize can also be awarded to multiple individuals working together, as took place in 2001 (Herzog & de Meuron), 2010 (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA), and 2017 (Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes).
The award is an initiative funded by Jay Pritzker through the Hyatt Foundation, an organization associated with the hotel company of the same name that Jay founded with his brother Donald in 1957. The award was first given in 1979, when the American architect Philip Johnson, was awarded for his iconic works such as the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut.
The Pritzker Prize has been awarded for forty-four straight editions without interruption, and there are now 23 countries with at least one winning architect. To date, half of the winners are European; while the Americas, Asia, and Oceania share the other editions. In 2022, Francis Kéré became the first African architect to win the Pritzker Prize.
In terms of gender, six women have won the award: Zaha Hadid (2004), Kazuyo Sejima (2010, together with Ryue Nishizawa), Carme Pigem (2017, together with Ramón Vilalta and Rafael Aranda), Grafton cofounders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (2020) and Anne Lacaton (2021, together with Jean-Philippe Vassal). While in 2012, Lu Wenyu, partner and wife of Wang Shu, rejected the proposal to share the award, saying that "I never wanted a Pritzker."
However, this has not been the case for Denise Scott Brown, who did not receive the award in 1991 alongside her partner and husband Robert Venturi. In 2013, organizations and personalities demanded to give the prize retroactively to Scott Brown, a request that was rejected by Peter Palumbo—then president of the jury—who closed down the discussion by explaining that "a jury can not reopen or criticize the work of a previous jury."
These are the Pritzker Prize winners since 1979:
1979. Philip Johnson, United States
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1980. Luis Barragán, Mexico
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1981. James Stirling, United Kingdom
1982. Kevin Roche, United States
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1983. I. M. Pei, United States
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1984. Richard Meier, United States
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1985. Hans Hollein, Austria
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1986. Gottfried Böhm, Germany
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1987. Kenzo Tange, Japan
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1988. Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil and Gordon Bunshaft, United States
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1989. Frank Gehry, Canada—United States
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1990. Aldo Rossi, Italy
1991. Robert Venturi, United States
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1992. Álvaro Siza, Portugal
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1993. Fumihiko Maki, Japan
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1994. Christian de Portzamparc, France
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1995. Tadao Ando, Japan
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1996. Rafael Moneo, Spain
1997. Sverre Fehn, Norway
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1998. Renzo Piano, Italy
1999. Norman Foster, United Kingdom
2000. Rem Koolhaas, Netherlands
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2001. Jacques Herzog + Pierre de Meuron, Switzerland
2002. Glenn Murcutt, Australia
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2003. Jørn Utzon, Denmark
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2004. Zaha Hadid, Iraq-United Kingdom
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2005. Thom Mayne, United States
2006. Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Brazil
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2007. Richard Rogers, United Kingdom
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2008. Jean Nouvel, France
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2009. Peter Zumthor, Switzerland
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2010. Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa, Japan
2011. Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portugal
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2012. Wang Shu, China
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2013. Toyo Ito, Japan
2014. Shigeru Ban, Japan
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2015. Frei Otto, Germany
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2016. Alejandro Aravena, Chile
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2017. Ramón Vilalta + Carme Pigem + Rafael Aranda, Spain
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2018. Balkrishna Doshi, India
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2019. Arata Isozaki, Japan
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2020. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara. Ireland.
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2021. Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal. France
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2022. Francis Kéré. Burkina Faso—Germany
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2023. Sir David Chipperfield, Reino Unido
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