Throughout its 46-year history, architecture’s most prestigious prize has often been won by icon-builders: the apparent lone geniuses who imprint their visions, signature-like, on the world.

The name of the “Nobel of architecture” comes from a U.S. family with design in its DNA, from the Hyatt Hotels they own, to ...

The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field’s highest honor for “affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens ...

The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field’s highest honor for “affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens.”.

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Throughout its 46-year history, architecture’s most prestigious prize has often been won by icon-builders: the ...