Arts Mar 07 Renowned architect receiving prestigious Pritzker Prize questions his industry’s impact By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet, Harry Zahn
World May 26 Watch 7:28 First Black winner of Pritzker Architecture Prize discusses his community-focused designs The biggest international prize in architecture will be awarded Friday in London to an architect known for his work on buildings that address social needs, particularly in African countries. This year’s prize also made history, as Francis Kéré became the… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Mar 05 Pritzker Prize awarded to Arata Isozaki, architect whose designs blend East and West Isozaki, 87, was one of the first Japanese architects to build outside the country, and has been praised over his five-decade career for making a statement that transcends national boundaries through buildings that are simple in design, but also appear… By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press
Arts Jan 13 Watch 6:22 Architecture becomes a tool to fight poverty through this Pritzker winner Architecture's highest prize was awarded to Chile's Alejandro Aravena, a man little known outside his field who is working to address real world problems of urban housing. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Aravena to discuss his philosophy as a designer. By PBS News Hour
Arts Jan 13 Photos: The elegant, problem-solving designs by architecture’s top prize winner Alejandro Aravena, an architect known for his innovative approach to solving urban problems through social design, received the Pritzker Prize on Wednesday. By Corinne Segal
Mar 27 Watch Architect with humanitarian focus wins top architecture prize By PBS News Hour This year’s recipient of architecture’s top award — the Pritzker Prize — has designed innovative structures for people suffering from hardship and disaster for more than 20 years. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban helps his profession focus more on serving those… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch British Architect Receives Top Honor in Field The Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest medal, was awarded Monday in London to Richard Rogers. The NewsHour shares highlights of an interview with the winning architect. Continue watching