Sponsor
The Hyatt Foundation
Description
The purpose of this award is to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.
The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect(s) for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually and is often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor.”
Eligibility
The Pritzker Architecture Prize does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. The prize is awarded irrespective of nationality, race, creed or ideology to a living architect or architects (not to an architectural firm). Nominations are accepted internationally from persons of diverse fields who have a knowledge of, and interest in, advancing great architecture.
The Executive Director actively solicits nominations from past laureates, architects, academics, critics, politicians, professionals involved in cultural endeavors and persons of diverse fields who have an expertise and interest in the field of architecture.
Additionally, any licensed architect may submit a nomination to the Executive Director for consideration by the jury for the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Nominations are accepted through November 1 of any given year.
Prize
The award consists of $100,000 USD and a bronze medallion. The award is conferred on the laureate(s) at a ceremony held at an architecturally significant site throughout the world.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Please submit the nomination directly to the Executive Director (manuelalucadazio@pritzkerprize.com) via email by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca. |
How to Apply
Nomination packages must be sent directly to manuelalucadazio@pritzkerprize.com by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.
For More Information
For more information, contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca or see the Pritzker Architecture Prize website.