Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker Prize

Japanese Architect Arata Isozaki has received the Pritzker Prize 2019. He is the 46th laureate and eighth architect from Japan to win the Pritzker Prize. Arata Isozaki will be awarded the prize of $100,000 (£76,000) and a bronze medallion in May at a ceremony at the Château de Versailles in France. Some of his major works include Museum of ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Arata Isozaki • Architecture • architecture’s Nobel • France • he Allianz Tower in Milan • Italy • Japan • Kitakyushu's Central Library in Japan • Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles • Nara Centennial Hall in Japan • Palau Saint Jordi indoor sporting arena in Barcelona • Pritzker Prize • Pritzker Prize 2019 • Qatar's National Convention Centre

Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize

Legendary Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi (90), a pioneer of low-cost housing design has won the prestigious Pritzker Prize, considered architecture field’s Nobel. He is 45th Pritzker laureate and first from India to receive it. He is one of the last living architects to have apprenticed with Franco-Swiss trailblazer Le Corbusier distinguished his work by committing ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Arhitecture • Awards • Balkrishna Doshi • Persons in News • Pritzker Prize