Shigeru Ban Receives 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize for Humanitarian Design

Shigeru Ban, an architect born in Tokyo, has been named the 2014 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The award ceremony is scheduled for June 13, 2014, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Established in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy, the prize annually honors a living architect whose built work shows talent, vision, and commitment, making consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment. Recipients are granted a $100,000 award along with a bronze medallion. Ban is recognized not only for his private commissions but also for his innovative designs of low-cost, recyclable shelters and community buildings for disaster victims, often developed in collaboration with local communities.