'guangzhou opera house' by 2004 pritzker laureate and pritzker juror zaha hadid, located in the guangdong province, china
image © iwan baan
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in a joint announcement by both guo jinlon, mayor of beijing and thomas j. pritzker, chairman of the hyatt foundation,
beijing, china has been recently revealed as this year's host city for the pritzker prize award ceremony. the most prestigious
award in the architectural profession, the 2012 pritzker prize will be given to the next recipient in an urban context which
features a prominent number of structures designed by previous laureates.
nearby landmarks include the 'beijing national stadium' (conversationally referred to as the bird's nest), the site of the track
and field events of the 2008 beijing olympics designed by the 2001 pritzker recipients jacques herzog and pierre de meuron
of the swiss practice herzog & de meuron. rem koolhaas of dutch practice OMA produced the 'CCTV headquarters',
a monumental tower defined open void by a central open void and cantilevered upper levels. the exact location of the event
has not been decided but will be of historical significance. a series of seminars and building tours of old and new architectural
buildings will be offered for guests and program delegates.
'beijing's national stadium' designed by 2001 pritzker laureates herzog & de meuron in beijing, china
image © wojtek gurak
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'over the three decades of prize-giving, we have held ceremonies in fourteen different countries, in venues ranging from
the white house in washington dc to todai-ji temple in nara, japan. the tradition of moving the event to world sites of
architectural significance was established to emphasize that the prize is international, the laureates having been chosen
from 16 different nations to date. this will be our 34th event marking the first time we have gone to china.' - thomas j. pritzker
in reference to his city being selected as this year's host, beijing mayor guo jinlon stated:
'the pritzker architecture prize is the most recognized award in the architectural field throughout the world. we believe holding
this event in beijing will further raise the awareness of the pritzker prize in china, and promote the development of the
architectural industry in beijing and china as a whole. hosting the ceremony in beijing will also attract many globally reputable
architecture firms and architects to participate in building beijing as the most liveable city and famous cultural capital.'
(left) 'CCTV headquarters' by rem koolhaas of OMA in beijing, china
image © rudenoon
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(right) 'shenzhen stock exchange' currently under construction by rem koolhaas of OMA in shenzhen, china
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zaha hadid, the 2004 pritzker prize laureate has been added to the pritzker prize selection jury in september 2011
image © simone cecchettisee designboom's original coverage here.
justice stephen breyer has been added to the pritzker prize selection jury in september 2011
image © steve petteway
photographer, supreme court of the united states
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list of previous laureates:
1979 philip johnson
1980 luis barragán of mexico
1981 james stirling of the united kingdom
1982 kevin roche
1983 ieoh ming pei
1984 richard meier
1985 hans hollein of austria
1986 gottfried böhm of germany
1987 kenzo tange of japan
1988 oscar niemeyer of brazil and gordon bunshaft
1989 frank gehry
1990 aldo rossi of italy
1991 robert venturi
1992 alvaro siza of portugal
1994 christian de portzamparc of france
1995 tadao ando of japan
1996 rafael moneo of spain
1997 sverre fehn of norway
1998 renzo piano of italy
1999 norman foster of the uk
2000 rem koolhaas of the netherlands
2002 glenn murcutt of australia
2003 jørn utzon of denmark
2004 zaha hadid of the uk
2005 thom mayne
2006 paulo mendes da rocha of brazil
2007 richard rogers of the uk
2008 jean nouvel of france
2009 peter zumthor of switzerland
2010 partners kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa of sanaa, inc. in japan
2011 eduardo souto de moura of portugal