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Japanese Architect Riken Yamamoto Named the 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Prize

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Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto has been named the 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an award that is globally seen as architecture’s highest honour. 78-year-old Yamamoto is known for his social advocacy and his built works marrying public and private space, which often make a point of bringing together diverse groups in urban environments. His career spans five decades and four countries, with a huge variety of projects ranging from private residences to public housing, elementary schools to university buildings, institutions to civic spaces, and city planning.

“By carefully blurring the boundary between public and private, Yamamoto contributes positively beyond the brief to enable community. He is a reassuring architect who brings dignity to everyday life,” says Alejandro Aravena, Jury Chair and 2016 Pritzker Prize Laureate.