Congratulations to Francis Kéré, 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize!
Pritzker Prize
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Pritzker Prize
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The prestigious annual architecture prize, established by the Hyatt Foundation in 1979. Known internationally as the profession’s highest honor.
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- “Architecture is primarily a service to humanity, to create an environment where human beings can develop itself, can be happy, can have what I call ‘wellbeing’.” Francis Kéré, 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. Village Opera, courtesy of the architect.
- Arata Isozaki is the 2019 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
- Congratulations to Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, 2021 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Photo courtesy of Laurent Chalet.
- Congratulations to Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH, 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize!
- Congratulations to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, 2020 Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize!
- “The concept of only protecting the best, which is what we've managed to get our heads around, is not enough. It's also a matter of protecting character and qualities that reflect the richness of the evolution of the city.” Sir David Chipperfield CH. Photo: Ute Zscharnt for DCA
- "Francis Kéré’s entire body of work shows us the power of materiality rooted in place. His buildings, for and with communities, are directly of those communities – in their making, their materials, their programs and their unique characters," states the 2022 Jury Citation.
- Indian architect and educator Balkrishna Doshi is 2018 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
- “I love wood — it’s calming,” he added. “All this material is grounding you,” Kéré says to @rpogrebin of @nytimes (Xylem by Iwan Baan) nytimes.com/2022/03/15/art…
- Congratulations to Riken Yamamoto, 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Yokosuka Museum of Art, photo courtesy of Tomio Ohashi.
- "In a world where architects are building projects in the most diverse contexts -not without controversies- Kéré contributes to the debate by incorporating local, national, regional and global dimensions in a very personal balance...and truly sophisticated multiculturalism."
- “I want my buildings to inspire the user, to make the user happy. I think it is fundamental to think about what is existing in the given place where you are going to build and then check ‘what is my contribution as an architect?’” Francis Kéré, 2022 Laureate. (BIT by Kéré)
- “If we really want to reengage and we want to deal with bigger societal issues, social inequality and environmental sustainability, then we have to be part of a bigger conversation as well...you need other partners beyond the technical and professional ones.” David Chipperfield
