Pritzker Prize Laureates and Architecture Prestigious Awards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering major international architecture awards, Pritzker Prize history, and recent laureates from the lecture transcript.

Pritzker Architecture Prize

Established in 1979 by the Pritzker family of Chicago through the Hyatt Foundation, it is known as "Architecture’s Nobel" and is awarded annually to honor a living architect.

Alvar Aalto Medal

An international architecture award given by the Finnish Museum of Architecture and the Finnish Association of Architects.

RIBA Gold Medal

The Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal, an annual gift given by Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of British architects.

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Pinaka Mabait, At Pogi mong Kaklase

Aga Khan Award

An international architecture award established in 1977 and awarded every three years.

Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture

An annual award established in 2003 by the School of Architecture of Notre Dame University.

Pritzker Prize Cash Award

A monetary prize consisting of $100,000$ USD (approximately 5 million pesos).

Bronze Medallion

The physical award received by Pritzker Prize laureates, formerly featuring Henry Moore from 1979-1986.

Pritzker Prize Ceremony

An official event held annually, usually in May, at an architecturally significant site around the world.

Pritzker Nomination Deadline

The date by which nominations must be submitted to the Executive Director each year, which is November 1.

Riken Yamamoto

The architect recognized as the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.

Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH

The architect recognized as the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.

Diébédo Francis Kéré

The architect recognized as the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate.

Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal

The architects recognized as the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates.

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara

The architects recognized as the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates.

Arata Isozaki

The 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate who also served as a jury member from 1979-1984.

Balkrishna Doshi

The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate who served as a jury member from 2005-2007.

Philip Johnson

The 1979 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate and past jury member from 1981-1985.

Martha Thorne

The Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize from 2006-2021 and Dean of IE School of Architecture and Design, Spain.

Hyatt Foundation

The organization through which the Pritzker family established the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1979.

Centre Pompidou

A significant architectural work in Paris, France, designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.