A book by Yamamoto ... is the 53rd laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, established in 1979 by the late entrepreneur Jay A. Pritzker and his wife, Cindy. Winners receive a $100,000 ...

Liu Jiakun receives this year's Pritzker Prize, endowed with 100,000 dollars. A nine-member international jury chaired by Alejandro Aravena honors the Chinese architect from Chengdu with the most ...

Watch Liu Jiakun and past laureates for insights on community and architecture at the Pritzker Prize Lecture in Abu Dhabi.

Chengdu-based Liu Jiakun is the winner of this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize. Since its inception in 1979, the annual award has been a barometer of where the architecture industry is heading.

So long as humanity does not perish, architecture will not either.” Pritzker Architecture Prize executive director Manuela Lucá-Dazio addresses the audience (1); Liu gives his acceptance speech (2).

As the world's most esteemed recognition in the field of architecture, the Pritzker Architecture Prize honours living architects whose work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision ...