Pritzker Prize Winners
One of the world’s premier architectural awards, the Pritzker Prize is bestowed annually to the most outstanding architect of the year. Take a look as we highlight the revolutionary work of past winners.
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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck

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Courtesy of the Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Photo by Georges Fessy.Thomas Dix/ESTO; Zaha Hadid Architects, Courtesy Foster and Partners, Erhard Pfeiffer, ©Ezra Stoller/Esto; Courtesy The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Courtesy Office For Metropolitan Architecture, Vincent Thibert, Courtesy Richard Meier and Partners, Theo Westenberger, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership, Allen Carter, Russell Abraham, Giancarlo Gardin, Alan Weintraub, Robert Reck
