Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates

"For nearly 40 years, Toyo Ito has pursued excellence. His work has not remained static and has never been predictable. He has been an inspiration and influenced the thinking of younger generations of architects both within his land and abroad."—Glenn Murcutt, 2002 Pritzker Laureate and 2013 Pritzker Jury Member.

Dr. Shu's interest in craftsmanship and historic restoration may well influence the urbanization of China. "In awarding the Pritzker Prize to Wang Shu, a young Chinese architect, the jury has sought both to reward past work that meets the Prize's high standards and to send a message of optimism, recognizing and encouraging the promise of similar work in the future."—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Pritzker Jury Member.

Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the Pritzker Prize Pick for 2011.  "His buildings have a unique ability to convey seemingly conflicting characteristics -- power and modesty, bravado and subtlety, bold public authority and a sense of intimacy -- at the same time," says Pritzker Prize jury chairman, Lord Palumbo.

_{Prize shared with Ryue Nishizawa, Japan}

Kazuyo Sejima's firm, Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates (SANAA), is praised for designing powerful, minimalist buildings using common, everyday materials.

_{Prize shared with Kazuyo Sejima, Japan}

Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa is best known for simple, minimalist buildings designed in collaboration with architect Kazuyo Sejima.

British architect Richard Rogers is known for "transparent" high tech designs and a fascination for buildings as machines.