Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto has won the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize, lauded by the jury for “reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people.”

Yamamoto is the ninth architect from Japan, following in the footsteps of Kenzo Tange (1987) Fumihiko Maki (1993), Tadao Ando (1995), Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (2010), Toyo Ito (2013), Shigeru Ban (2014), and Arata Isozaki (2019).

The 2024 Pritzker jury was led by Chilean architect and 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Alejandro Aravena.

About Pritzker Architecture Prize

The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect/s for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually and is often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor.”

The award consists of $100,000 (US) and a bronze medallion. The award is conferred on the laureate/s at a ceremony held at an architecturally significant site throughout the world.