The Pritzker jury praised Liu for using "Chinese tradition without nostalgia, but as a springboard for innovation." ...

Awards can be a controversial topic within China’s architecture community. When Wang Shu became the first Chinese architect ...

Works by Chinese architect Liu Jiakun, this year's winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, have been described ...

Architect Wang Shu, the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2012 and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Photo by Jiang Dong ...

Liu's design philosophy, which emphasizes respect for the local environment and people, is shared by many Chinese architects, including renowned figures like Wang Shu. One of Wang's most iconic ...

making him the second winner from China to earn the highest honor in the field of architecture after Wang Shu in 2012. Living in Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan province ...

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He is only the second Chinese citizen to receive the prize, following Wang Shu in 2012, a remarkable achievement considering private architectural practice was banned in China until the 1990s. Liu, ...