Awarded the Prittskovsky Prize

On March 1, the Laureates of the Pritzker Prize of 2017 were announced. They were Rafael Aranda, we drink Karma and Ramon Vilaalt, the founders of the Catalan architectural company RCR Arquitectes.

According to Artforum , the main architectural award in the world is first awarded to several architects at once, which emphasizes the recognition of the increased significance of collective practices in modern architecture.

Representatives of Spain became the winners of the Pritzker Prize for the second time in its history (in 1996 the award was awarded to the architect Rafael Moneo).

Rafael Aranda, Karma We drink and Ramon Vilaalt has been working together since 1988, when the RCR Arquitects company was founded. Their projects “combine the landscape and architecture in buildings that are closely related to the place and time,” the website of the Pritzker Prize notes.

The Pritzker Prize has been awarded since 1979, among its laureates were Frank Geri, Oscar Nimeyer, Zakha Hadid, Remor Kolkhas, Peter Tsumtor and Shigeru Ban . Last year, the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena received the award.

The 2017 laureates awarding ceremony will be held on May 20 in Tokyo, they will receive a bronze medal and a grant of 100 thousand euros.