Five major figures have helped define contemporary modern architecture. Frank Gehry, Sir Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Tom Wright and Toyo Ito are all associated with landmark buildings, but not all share the same awards history. Gehry, Foster, Hadid and Ito are Pritzker Prize laureates; Wright, best known for Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel, has not received the prize.
Modern architecture by Toyo Ito
Japanese architect Toyo Ito received the Pritzker Prize in 2013, adding to a career already recognized with the RIBA Gold Medal in 2006 and the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association in 2010. His projects include the TOD'S Omotesando Building in Tokyo, Sendai Mediatheque, Tama Art University Library and Za-Koenji Public Theatre. He was the sixth Japanese architect to receive the Pritzker Prize, following Kenzo Tange in 1987, Fumihiko Maki in 1993, Tadao Ando in 1995, and Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa in 2010.
Modern architecture in Tokyo – Tama Art University Library
Sendai Mediatheque
TOD'S Omotesando Building
Porta Fira Towers in Barcelona, Spain
Koenji Theatre in Tokyo
Futuristic architect Zaha Hadid became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize in 2004. Other laureates include Sir Norman Foster, winner in 1999 and renowned for office towers and civic landmarks, and Frank Gehry, winner in 1989. Each has shaped modern architecture with a distinct language of form, structure and urban presence.
Zayed National Museum by Sir Norman Foster
Beko buildings in Belgrade by Zaha Hadid
Hotel Marques de Riscal by Frank Gehry
Burj Al Arab by Tom Wright
Modern architecture and the relationship between inside and outside
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