Pritzker Prize

Pritzker Architecture Prize
Awarded for 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
First awarded 1979
Official website http://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: durability, utility, and beauty)—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. In 1988 Gordon Bunshaft nominated himself for the award and eventually won it.[8] 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".[9] The 2004 laureate Zaha Hadid was the first female prize winner.[10] Richard Meier is the youngest winner, being 49 in 1984 at the time of the award.[11] 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 overtly clever".[12]

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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 Norman Foster, giving a speech behind a lecturn
1999 winner 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 Johnson, PhilipPhilip Johnson  United States Glass house philip johson architecture new canaan ct.jpg Glass House (1949) Dumbarton Oaks [13]
1980 Barragán, LuisLuis Barragán  Mexico Torres de Satélite (1957) Dumbarton Oaks [3]
1981 Stirling, Sir JamesSir James Stirling  United Kingdom History Faculty University of Cambridge.jpg Seeley Historical Library (1968) National Building Museum [14]
1982 Roche, KevinKevin Roche  United States KofL HQ.jpg Knights of Columbus Building (1969) Art Institute of Chicago [2][A]
1983 Pei, Ieoh MingIeoh Ming Pei  United States National gallery of art usa2.jpg National Gallery of Art, East Building (1978) Metropolitan Museum of Art [15][16][B]
1984 Meier, RichardRichard Meier  United States 10 The High.jpg High Museum of Art (1983) National Gallery of Art [2]
1985 Hollein, HansHans Hollein  Austria Mönchengladbach museum mit skulpturengarten.jpg Abteiberg Museum (1982) The Huntington Library [2]
1986 Böhm, GottfriedGottfried Böhm  West Germany Koeln christi auferstehung boehm .jpg Iglesia Youth Center Library (1968) Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths [2]
1987 Tange, KenzoKenzo Tange  Japan St. Mary's Cathedral Tokyo.jpg St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo (1964) Kimbell Art Museum [17]
1988 Bunshaft, GordonGordon Bunshaft  United States Yale-beinecke-library.jpg Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (1963) Art Institute of Chicago [2]
1988 Niemeyer, OscarOscar Niemeyer  Brazil Cathedral Brasilia Niemeyer.JPG Cathedral of Brasília (1958) Art Institute of Chicago [2]
1989 Gehry, FrankFrank Gehry  Canada
 United States		 Image-Disney Concert Hall by Carol Highsmith edit.jpg Walt Disney Concert Hall (1999–2003) Tōdai-ji [16][C]
1990 Rossi, AldoAldo Rossi  Italy Bonnefantenmuseum.jpg Bonnefanten Museum (1990) Palazzo Grassi [18]
1991 Venturi, RobertRobert Venturi  United States National Gallery London Sainsbury Wing 2006-04-17.jpg National Gallery (London), Sainsbury Wing (1991) Palacio de Iturbide [19]
1992 Vieira, Álvaro SizaÁlvaro Siza Vieira  Portugal Pavilhao Portugal 2.JPG Pavilion of Portugal in Expo'98 (1998) Harold Washington Library [20]
1993 Maki, FumihikoFumihiko Maki  Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 2008.jpg Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (1991) Prague Castle [17]
1994 de Portzamparc, ChristianChristian de Portzamparc  France Französische botschaft in berlin.JPG French Embassy, Berlin (2003) The Commons, Columbus, Indiana [21]
1995 Ando, TadaoTadao Ando  Japan Nagaragawa Convention Center 1.JPG Nagaragawa Convention Center (1995) Palace of Versailles [22]
1996 Moneo, RafaelRafael Moneo  Spain San Sebastian Palacio Kursaal.JPG Kursaal Palace (1999) Getty Center [16]
1997 Fehn, SverreSverre Fehn  Norway Isbremuseet.jpg Norwegian Glacier Museum (1991) Guggenheim Museum Bilbao [23]
1998 Piano, RenzoRenzo Piano  Italy Kansai International Airport Boarding Lobby.jpg Kansai International Airport (1994) White House [24]
1999 Foster, NormanNorman Foster  United Kingdom Mill.bridge.from.tate.modern.arp.jpg Millennium Bridge (London) (2000) Altes Museum [16]
2000 Koolhaas, RemRem Koolhaas  Netherlands Be Dutch Embassy 01.JPG Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin (2003) Jerusalem Archaeological Park [25]
2001 Herzog & de Meuron  Switzerland Tate modern london 2001 02.jpg Tate Modern (2000) Monticello [26]
2002 Murcutt, GlennGlenn Murcutt  Australia IMGP1524 160x120.jpg Berowra Waters Inn (1983) Michelangelo's Campidoglio [27]
2003 Utzon, JørnJørn Utzon  Denmark Sydney opera house side view.jpg Sydney Opera House (1973) Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando [28]
2004 Hadid, ZahaZaha Hadid  United Kingdom
 Iraq		 Pabellón-Puente Zaragoza.jpg Bridge Pavilion (2008) Hermitage Museum [16][D]
2005 Mayne, ThomThom Mayne  United States San Francisco Federal Building.jpg San Francisco Federal Building (2007) Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park [29]
2006 da Rocha, Paulo MendesPaulo Mendes da Rocha  Brazil Estádio Serra Dourada (1975) Dolmabahçe Palace [30]
2007 Rogers, RichardRichard Rogers  United Kingdom Lloyds Building stair case.jpg Lloyd's building (1986) Banqueting House, Whitehall [31]
2008 Nouvel, JeanJean Nouvel  France Torre Agbar and Glories.jpg Torre Agbar (2005) Library of Congress [16]
2009 Zumthor, PeterPeter Zumthor  Switzerland Therme Vals 2.jpg Therme Vals (1996) Legislative Palace of the City Council, Buenos Aires [16]
2010 Kazuyo Sejima and
Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA)		  Japan 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Museum.jpg 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2003) Ellis Island [16]

Footnotes

A. a Roche was born in Ireland.[32]
B. b Pei was born in China.[33]
C. c Gehry was born in Canada.[34]
D. d Hadid was born in Iraq.[35]

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "The Purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/purpose.html. Retrieved June 24, 2009. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Goldberger, Paul (May 28, 1988). "Architecture View; What Pritzker Winners Tell Us About the Prize". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/29/arts/architecture-view-what-pritzker-winners-tell-us-about-the-prize.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Endicott, Katherine (October 14, 2006). "The Mexican garden revisited". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/14/HOG51LMROS1.DTL. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Nomination Process". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/nomination.html. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "History". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/history.html. Retrieved June 27, 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Ceremony and Medal". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/ceremony.html. Retrieved June 29, 2009. 
  7. ↑ "2009 Jury Members". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/about/jury.html. Retrieved July 3, 2009. 
  8. ↑ How to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize: Practice, practice, practice (and don't be shy about nominating yourself)
  9. ↑ "Philip Johnson – 1979 Laureate – Jury Citation". Pritzker Prize official site. The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1979/jury.html. Retrieved June 30, 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Hadid designs landmark building". BBC News. January 15, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4167077.stm. Retrieved June 29, 2009. 
  11. ↑ "Pritzker Prize 1984 Announcement". The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1984/announcement.html. Retrieved March 30, 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Media Kit: Announcing the 2010 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate". The Hyatt Foundation. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/2010/textmediakit.html. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 
  13. ↑ "People – In the News". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press: p. 2. May 23, 1979. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PyMWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6636,4746265&dq=1979+pritzker-prize. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  14. ↑ Reynolds, Nigel (March 23, 2004). "Top prize for architect who is ignored by fellow British". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3614334/Top-prize-for-architect-who-is-ignored-by-fellow-British.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  15. ↑ "The Pritzker Architecture Prize". www.pritzkerprize.com. http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1983/announcement.html. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Pilkington, Ed (April 14, 2009). "Swiss architect untouched by fad or fashion wins prized Pritzker award". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/apr/14/zumthor-pritzker-award. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Muschamp, Herbert (April 26, 1993). "Pritzker Prize for Japanese Architect". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/26/arts/pritzker-prize-for-japanese-architect.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  18. ↑ Iovine, Julie (September 5, 1997). "Aldo Rossi, Architect of Monumental Simplicity, Dies at 66". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/05/arts/aldo-rossi-architect-of-monumental-simplicity-dies-at-66.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  19. ↑ Blau, Eleanor (April 8, 1991). "Robert Venturi Is to Receive Pritzker Architecture Prize". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/08/arts/robert-venturi-is-to-receive-pritzker-architecture-prize.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  20. ↑ Ribeiro, Ana Maria (February 24, 2009). "Siza Vieira fala para casa cheia" (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?channelid=00000013-0000-0000-0000-000000000013&contentid=51D599B2-6FC0-4A0A-B423-627068468C6E. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  21. ↑ Muschamp, Herbert (May 2, 1994). "Architect of Austere Works Receives the Pritzker Prize". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/02/arts/pritzker-prize-goes-to-french-architect-for-the-first-time.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  22. ↑ Viladas, Pilar (August 19, 2001). "Fashion's New Religion". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/magazine/fashion-s-new-religion.html. Retrieved June 27, 2009. 
  23. ↑ Samaniego, Fernando (June 1, 1997). "El noruego Sverre Fehn recibe el Pritzker de Arquitectura en el museo Guggenheim Bilbao" (in Spanish). El País. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/VIZCAYA/BILBAO_/MUNICIPIO/MUSEO_GUGGENHEIM/noruego/Sverre/Fehn/recibe/Pritzker/Arquitectura/museo/Guggenheim/Bilbao/elpepicul/19970601elpepicul_1/Tes/. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  24. ↑ Muschamp, Herbert (April 20, 1998). "Renzo Piano Wins Architecture's Top Prize". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/20/arts/renzo-piano-wins-architecture-s-top-prize.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
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  26. ↑ "Herzog & de Meuron Propose Castle in The Sky for Hamburg". Das Spiegel. June 14, 2005. http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,360341,00.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  27. ↑ "Top honour for Australian architect". BBC News. April 16, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1932366.stm. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  28. ↑ "Prize for Opera House designer". BBC News. April 7, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2924705.stm. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  29. ↑ "Paris skyscraper to rival tower". BBC News. November 28, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6191132.stm. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  30. ↑ Forgey, Benjamin (April 9, 2006). "Brazilian wins Pritzker Prize". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/09/AR2006040900934.html. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  31. ↑ Glancey, Jonathan (March 29, 2007). "Rogers takes the 'Nobel for architecture'". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/mar/29/communities.artnews. Retrieved June 26, 2009. 
  32. ↑ "Architecture Award to Kevin Roche". The New York Times. December 14, 1992. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/14/arts/architecture-award-to-kevin-roche.html. Retrieved July 26, 2009. 
  33. ↑ Barboza, David (October 9, 2006). "I. M. Pei in China, Revisiting Roots". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/09/arts/design/09pei.html. Retrieved June 30, 2009. 
  34. ↑ "Frank O. Gehry. (American, born Canada 1929)". Museum of Modern Art. http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2108. Retrieved July 26, 2009. 
  35. ↑ "Zaha Hadid. (British, born Iraq, 1950)". Museum of Modern Art. http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2108. Retrieved July 26, 2009. 

External links

Pritzker Prize laureates

Philip Johnson (1979) · Luis Barragán (1980) · James Stirling (1981) · Kevin Roche (1982) · I. M. Pei (1983) · Richard Meier (1984) · Hans Hollein (1985) · Gottfried Böhm (1986) · Kenzo Tange (1987) · Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Niemeyer (1988) · Frank Gehry (1989) · Aldo Rossi (1990) · Robert Venturi (1991) · Álvaro Siza Vieira (1992) · Fumihiko Maki (1993) · Christian de Portzamparc (1994) · Tadao Ando (1995) · Rafael Moneo (1996) · Sverre Fehn (1997) · Renzo Piano (1998) · Norman Foster (1999) · Rem Koolhaas (2000) · Herzog & de Meuron (2001) · Glenn Murcutt (2002) · Jørn Utzon (2003) · Zaha Hadid (2004) · Thom Mayne (2005) · Paulo Mendes da Rocha (2006) · Richard Rogers (2007) · Jean Nouvel (2008) · Peter Zumthor (2009) · Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA (2010)