The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Inaugurated in 1979 by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation, the Pritzker Architecture Prize is the highest honour in the architectural professional, often referred to as 'architecture's Nobel' (in reference to the Nobel Prize). Consisting of a bronze medallion and an accompanying grant (currently $100,000), this prestigious award is presented each year to a living architect for lifetime achievement. The medallion is based on the designs of Chicago architect Louis H Sullivan, widely acknowledged as the father of the skyscraper, and displays the name of the winner on one side and the words "firmness, commodity and delight" on the opposite side. Presentation ceremonies move around the world each year, paying homage to the architecture of other eras and to works of previous winners.
The table below shows a complete list of Pritzker Architecture Prize winners:
| Year | Prize Winner(s) | Country | Presented at ... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Richard Rogers | UK | The Banqueting House, London |
| 2006 | Paulo Mendes da Rocha | Brazil | The Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul |
| 2005 | Thom Mayne | USA | The Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2004 | Zaha Hadid | Great Britain | The State Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg, Russia |
| 2003 | Jern Utzon | Denmark | The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain |
| 2002 | Glenn Murcutt | Australia | Michelangelo's Campidoglio, Rome, Italy |
| 2001 | Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron | Switzerland | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Virginia |
| 2000 | Rem Koolhaas | Netherlands | The Jerusalem Archaeological Park, Israel |
| 1999 | Lord Foster of Thames Bank | UK | The Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 1998 | Renzo Piano | Italy | The White House, Washington, DC |
| 1997 | Sverre Fehn | Norway | The construction site of the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain |
| 1996 | Rafael Moneo | Spain | The construction site of the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California |
| 1995 | Tadao Ando | Japan | The Grand Trianon and Chateau of Versailles, France |
| 1994 | Christian de Portzamparc | France | The Commons, Columbus, Indiana |
| 1993 | Fumihiko Maki | Japan | Prague Castle, Czech Republic |
| 1992 | Alvaro Siza | Portugal | The Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1991 | Robert Venturi | USA | Palacio de Iturbide, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1990 | Aldo Rossi (1931 - 1997) | Italy | Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy |
| 1989 | Frank Gehry | USA | Todaiji Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan |
| 1988 | Gordon Bunshaft (1909 - 1990) & Oscar Niemeyer | USA & Brazil | The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1987 | Kenzo Tange (1913-2005) | Japan | The Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1986 | Gottfried Boehm | Germany | Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England |
| 1985 | Hans Hollein | Austria | The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California |
| 1984 | Richard Meier | USA | The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| 1983 | leoh Ming Pei | USA | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| 1982 | Kevin Roche | USA | The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1981 | James Stirling (1924 - 1992) | UK | The National Building Museum, Washington, DC |
| 1980 | Luis Barragan (1902 - 1988) | Mexico | Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC |
| 1979 | Philip Johnson (1906 - 2005) | USA | Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC |
