British architect and urban planner David Alan Chipperfield won the Pritzker Architecture Prize – which is considered ‘the Nobel Prize of architecture’. The Associated Press reports that Chipperfield was honored for “a commitment to an architecture of understated but transformative civic presence.”
Chipperfield’s design recently won the commission for the renovation and expansion of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. CNN.com notes that “fittingly, the Greek capital has been chosen to host the ceremony at which Chipperfield will be formally awarded the Pritzker Prize.”
According to AP, “organizers called Chipperfield’s work – more than 100 projects over four decades ranging from cultural, civic and academic buildings to urban planning to residences, and including a recent addition to Berlin’s famed Museum Island complex – ‘subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant.’”
The statement announcing the 2023 winner noted that “he is a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint… demonstrating his reverence for history and culture while honoring the preexisting built and natural environments.”
The statement also cited his “timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships, and reinvigorates cities.” They also “noted his commitment to society and the environment over chasing trends.”
Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award, said that “he is assured without hubris, consistently avoiding trendiness to confront and sustain the connections between tradition and innovation, serving history and humanity.”
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