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Pritzker Architecture Prize |
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Pritzker Architecture PrizeWorld's most prestigious honour in the field of architecture. Established through the philanthropic efforts of the Pritzkers, a prominent Chicago business family, the prize, first awarded in 1979, bestows an annual award of $100,000 on an architect whose built contributions to the field and to society are judged worthiest. The international jury has included architects, artists, historians, academicians, critics, and business executives. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The project is being designed by Richard Meier, who designed the Getty Center and won the Pritzker architecture prize. Though Zaha Hadid had the distinction last year of becoming the first female recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, she is perhaps more notable as the only woman ever to have designed a major American museum. In 1979, Philip Johnson was the first recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize. |
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