Breaking news: Chilean architect Smiljan Radić has been announced as the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for his buildings that are ” immediately recognizable, yet conceptually evasive”. Radić, who established his practice in 1995 in Chile, was announced as the winner Thursday morning of the Pritzker Prize, the highest prize in the architecture field. In … Read more
Chinese architect Liu Jiakun has been named the winner of this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that “celebrate the everyday lives of people”. Liu is the 54th laureate of the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is considered the most significant award in international architecture. This year’s jury, chaired by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, … Read more
It is difficult to write about Frank Gehry without first confronting the caricature. For decades, he was reduced to a gesture: the architect who crumples a piece of paper and hands it to his office to “figure it out.” It was an easy image. A seductive myth. It allowed critics to dismiss his work as … Read more
Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto (b. 1945) was born in Beijing, People’s Republic of China and relocated to Yokohama, Japan shortly after the end of World War II. Negotiating a balance between public and private dimensions from childhood, he lived in a home that was modeled after a traditional Japanese machiya, with his mother’s pharmacy in … Read more
Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant, he is a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint, demonstrating his reverence for history … Read more
Rafael Viñoly, the world-renowned Uruguayan architect who designed buildings including London’s so-called Walkie Talkie, has died aged 78. Viñoly’s death was announced by his son, Román, who described him as a “visionary” who leaves “a rich legacy of distinctive and timeless designs”. He established Rafael Viñoly Architects in 1983 and his work features in more … Read more
One of our heroes, Richard Rogers just passed away at the age of 88. He was the architect of the beautiful Lloyd’s London Headquarters, Leadenhall Building, Millenium Dome, and many other inspiring projects. He brought the high-tech architecture to a more human-friendly level. We are sending our most sincere condolences to the RSH-P family.
Paulo Mendes da Rocha is awarded with Leone d’oro in Venice Biennale 2016.
Dame Zaha Hadid died early in the morning from heart attack in Miami hospital where she was being treated with the diagnosis of bronchitis at the age of 65. We are sending our most sincere condolences to the ZHA family. Reading Office
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