British Architect David Chipperfield Wins 2023 Pritzker Prize

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British architect Sir David Chipperfield has won the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

An overview of the news

• He is a civic architect and urban planner with an extensive work plan of projects built across 3 continents.

• David Chipperfield is the 52nd winner of the award, established in 1979.

• Francis Kéré (Germany) was awarded the prize in 2022, and Anne Lacton (France) and Jean-Philippe Vasal (France) in 2021.

• The 45th Pritzker Prize ceremony honoring David Chipperfield will be held in Athens, Greece in May 2023.

About Pritzker Architecture Prize

• It is the highest international honor for architects.

• The prize was designed to honor architects for the work they built.

• The prize was established in 1979 by J. A. Pritzker is funded by the Pritzker family and sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation.