We now know the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2017. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramón Vilalta are the new winner!!
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramón Vilalta, architects whose architectural practice is based in Barcelona, España, will be the recipient of the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The ceremony where the award is conferred on the laureate is held every year at a different architecturally worldwide significant site, this year at Tokyo.
The last awarders were:
2016 ALEJANDRO ARAVENA
2015 FREI OTTO
2014 SHIGERU BAN
2013 TOYO ITO
2012 WANG SHU
2011 SOUTO DE MOURA
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The award consists of USD 100,000 (equivalent to € 92,500) and a bronze medallion with the inscription of "firmness, commodity and delight", in reference to the classic Vitruve motto "firmitas, utilitas, venustas". The ceremony where the award is conferred on the laureate is held every year at a different architecturally worldwide significant site.
The prize takes its name from the Pritzker family, whose international business interests are headquartered in Chicago. Their name is synonymous with Hyatt Hotels, located throughout the world. The Pritzkers have long been known for their support of educational, scientific, medical, and cultural activities. Jay A. Pritzker, (1922-1999), founded the prize with his wife, Cindy. His eldest son, Thomas J. Pritzker, the current president of The Hyatt Foundation, explains, "As native Chicagoans, it’s not surprising that our family was keenly aware of architecture, living in the birthplace of the skyscraper, a city filled with buildings designed by architectural legends such as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and many others."
JURY
The independent jury of experts ranges each year from five to nine members. Jury members, which have the mission of selecting the laureate each year, serve for multiple years to assure a balance between past and new members. The jury members are selected for their high recognition in their own fields of architecture, business, education, publishing, and culture. No members of the Pritzker family or outside observers are present during jury deliberations, which usually take place during the first months of the calendar year.
Glenn Murcutt, 2010-present (Chair 2016-present)
Stephen Breyer, 2012-present
Yung Ho Chang, 2012-present
Kristin Feireiss, 2013-present
Lord Peter Palumbo, 2005-present
Richard Rogers, 2015-present
Benedetta Tagliabue, 2014-present
Ratan N. Tata, 2013-present
Martha Thorne, 2005-present (Executive Director)
