Pritzker Prize Awardees (2019-2024) with Philosophies and Works the Pritzker Prize is
awarded annually to architects who have made significant contributions to architecture.
Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara (2020 Laureates) - Ireland
Style: Contemporary Architecture
Philosophy:
Co-founders of Grafton Architects.
Focus on the relationship between building and context.
Emphasize materiality, light, and spatial quality.
Awards & Books:
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize (2020), RIBA Royal Gold
Medal (2020)
Books: Dialogue and Translation: Grafton Architects
Universita Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy) University
Campus UTEC (Lima, Peru)
Town House Building, Kingston University (London, UK) Solstice Arts Centre (Navan, Ireland)
Institut Mines-Télécom (Paris, France) Parliament Building (Valletta,
Malta)
Arata Isozaki (2019 Laureate) - Japan
Style: Metabolist Movement, Postmodernism
Philosophy:
Known for blending Eastern and Western architectural
concepts.
Emphasized flexibility and adaptability in design.
Advocated for the "invisible city" concept, focusing on the
spaces between structures.
Awards & Books:
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize (2019)
Books: Japan-ness in Architecture, Arata Isozaki
Architecture 1960-1990
Ōita Prefectural Library (Ōita, Japan) Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles,
USA)
Ōita Prefectural Library (Ōita, Japan) Domus: La Casa del Hombre (A Coruña, Spain)
Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha, Qatar) Allianz Tower (Milan, Italy)
Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal (2021
Laureates) - France
Style: Sustainable and Socially Conscious Architecture
Philosophy:
Prioritize the existing environment and social
context.
Advocate for minimal intervention and maximum
preservation.
Focus on affordability and sustainability.
Awards & Books:
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize (2021)
Books: Freedom of Use, Lacaton & Vassal: 2G N.45
Ōita Prefectural Library (Ōita, Japan) FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais (Dunkirk, France)
Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France) Grand Parc Bordeaux Housing (Bordeaux, France)
École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (France) Cité Manifeste (Mulhouse, France)
Francis Kéré (2022 Laureate) - Burkina Faso/Germany
Style: Vernacular and Sustainable Architecture
Philosophy:
Integrates traditional building techniques with
modern design.
Focuses on community involvement and
empowerment.
Emphasizes sustainability and local materials.
Awards & Books:
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize (2022), Aga
Khan Award for Architecture (2004)
Books: Francis Kéré: Radically Simple, Kéré
Architecture
Gando Primary School (Gando, Burkina Faso) Serpentine Pavilion (London, UK)
Startup Lions Campus (Turkana, Kenya) National Park of Mali (Bamako, Mali)
Lycée Schorge Secondary School (Koudougou) Thomas Sankara Memorial (Burkina Faso)
David Chipperfield (2023 Laureate) - United Kingdom
Style: Minimalist and Contextual Architecture
Philosophy:
Emphasizes understated elegance, simplicity, and
functionality.
Focuses on the relationship between buildings and their
surroundings.
Advocates for timeless, durable design over trends.
Uses high-quality materials with a restrained, refined
aesthetic.
Awards & Books:
Awards: Pritzker Architecture Prize (2023), RIBA Royal
Gold Medal (2011), EU Mies van der Rohe Award (2011)
Books: David Chipperfield Architects: Form Matters, On Planning – A Thought Experiment
Neues Museum (Berlin, Germany) River and Rowing Museum (Henley-on-Thames, UK)
The Hepworth Wakefield (West Yorkshire, UK) Museo Jumex (Mexico City, Mexico)
Amorepacific Headquarters (Seoul, South Korea) Saint Louis Art Museum Expansion (Missouri, USA)
