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(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients
Year
Recipient(s)
Nation
1979
Philip Johnson
United States
1980
Luis Barragán
Mexico
1981
James Stirling
Great Britain
1982
Kevin Roche…
