British architect and urban planner Sir David Chipperfield will be awarded the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest international honour for architects.
- The prize is in recognition of his four-decade practice in Europe, North America, and Asia.
- His most famous reconstruction is The Neues Museum (Berlin, 2009), the mid-19th century structure which was in disrepair after World War II.
- David Chipperfield is the 52nd winner of the award founded in 1979, succeeding Francis Kéré in 2022, and Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal in 2021.
- The 45th Pritzker Prize ceremony, honoring David Chipperfield will be held in Athens, Greece in May 2023.
- The Pritzker 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.
