print email comment close The Pritzker Architecture Prize URL: http://www.pritzkerprize.com/ Description: "Current information about the world's most prestigious architecture award and its Laureates." Most of the profiles of the laureates include photographs, brief biographies, acceptance speeches, and essays on their works. The Prize was "established by the Hyatt foundation in 1979 to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates ... talent, vision, and commitment." The award was given to a woman, Zaha Hadid, for the first time in 2004. Publisher: The Hyatt Foundation Extra Keywords grarchitecture Library of Congress Subject Headings: Architecture Awards LII classic content LII Database Information: Record 2854 created by Carole Leita on 08/31/1998 Last modification on 03/31/2008 Published: 08/31/1998   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2854