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The article announces that architect Peter Zumthor has been awarded the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

The author comments on the Pritzker jury's recognition of Jean Nouvel's architectural work. He mentions that Christian Portzamparc, another French architect, has won the award before. He points out that Nouvel is ready to try many different approaches and that he produces architecture that relishes the sensuous qualities of materiality.

The article offers news briefs on the construction industry as of April 2007. British architect Lord Richard Rogers received the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system is being offered for free by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) to its members. The Architecture Billings Index, a leading economic indicator of construction activity, declined by over five points in February.

The article discusses the construction of the student hall at Cornell University College of Architecture in Ithaca, New York. The student hall will be designed by Rem Koolhaas, architect for Pritzker Architecture Prize. The building project will consist of studios, library, presentation and exhibition areas. It will also have a 43,000 sq. ft. auditorium.

The article presents information on Paulo Mendes da Rocha, laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. During a career that spans six decades, Mendes da Rocha has maintained his own practice, taught for many years at the University of São Paulo, and contributed to the professional community through his work as president of the Brazilian Institute for Architects. Each year, the Pritzker Prize is awarded to a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision, and commitment and who has produces consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.

Reports on the 2006 Pritzker prize awarded to Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha for his work in the city of Säo Paulo, Brazil. Other Brazilian who won the prize in 1988; Career background of Mendes da Rocha; Comments given by the jury on Mendes da Rocha's modernist style; Previous winners of the prize.

Reports on the Pritzker Architectural Prize for 2006 awarded to Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a Brazilian whose career includes private practice, a teaching position and a stint as president of the Brazilian Institute of Architects. Cash prize to be received by Mendes de Rocha at a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey; His most notable projects; Information on the award.

Reports on the Pritzker Prize, an architecture award won by architect Zaha Hadid in Great Britain. Criteria for the award; Amount of the prize received by the architect; Benefits of the award for the architect.

Features Australian architect Glenn Murcutt who received the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Information on Murcutt; Comments from Pritzker Prize jury Chairman J. Carter Brown about Murcutt.

Reports the recognition of Glenn Murcutt as winner for the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2002.

Reports developments in design and construction industry in the U.S. as of May 2002. Recipient of the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize; Inauguration of 35-story hotel tower of Mohegan Tribal Nation; Signs of premature wear of Miller Park.

The article focuses on architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron being awarded the 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Both architects were born in Basel, Switzerland in 1950, studied at the same schools and formed the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in 1978. Their works are considered a fusion of age-old European tradition and current technology, as evidenced in their project the Gallery of Modern Art for the Tate Museum on the banks of the Thames River in London, England.

Announces that Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has been named the winner of the Hyatt Foundation's 2000 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Information on his urban designs; Comments from juror Ada Louise Huxtable about Koolhaas.

Announces Norman Foster's winning of the 1999 Pritzker Prize for Architecture. Comments of the jury on Foster's work; Former winners.

Reports that Sverre Fehn won the 1997 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Why Fehn won the prize; Information on Fehn; Comments from Fehn.

The article announces that Spanish modernist Rafael Moneo won the 1996 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

The article reports that Kenzo Tange was given the 1987 Pritzker Architecture Prize award in which he won a tax free sizable amount. He was awarded for his wide range of creative activities in architecture and urban planning and his being a teacher. His contributions to the society are discussed in brief.

Reports the winning of Pritzker Architecture Prize by Tadoa Ando, architect from Osaka, Japan, awarded by Jay A. Pritzker, president of The Hyatt Foundation. Brief sketch of Tadoa Ando as an architect.

Reports on French architect Christian de Portzamparc's recognition as 1994 Pritzker Architecture Prize awardee in Columbus, Indiana on June 14, 1994. Prize money; Architectural works for which Portzamparc is known.

Praising his 'single-minded pursuit of new directions in contemporary architecture...his search for clarity, and his experiments in balancing light, forms, and space,...' this year's jury presented Richard Meier with the [...]