The Pritzker Prize, dubbed the 'Nobel' for architecture, was awarded to China's Liu, who was recognised for designs that celebrate 'everyday lives'. Photo: Hyatt Foundation/The Pritzker Architecture Prize/AFP
The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field’s highest honour for "affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens”, organisers announced Mar 4.
Liu, 68, becomes the 54th laureate of the prize, considered akin to a Nobel in the field of architecture. In an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Chengdu in China’s southwestern Sichuan region, the architect said he had a simple definition of his profession:
