The Pritzker Architecture Prize Appoints Deborah Berke as New Jury Member
Berke joins the jury alongside curator and architectural historian Barry Bergdoll. "Together [Berke and Bergdoll] bring to the jury experience in architectural practice, education, and history," comments U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Chair of the Pritzker Prize Jury. "Their presence will help us keep abreast of both historical and contemporary challenges that architecture is facing. Their broad knowledge of the field and their experienced judgment will prove invaluable."
About The Pritzker Architecture Price
The Pritzker Prize honors a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.
The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect 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.
