(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients
Year
Recipient(s)
Nation
1979
Philip Johnson
United States
1980
Luis Barragán
Mexico
1981
James Stirling
Great Britain
1982
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Year
Peace
Chemistry
Physics
Physiology or Medicine
Literature
1901
J. H. Dunant
Frédéric Passy
J. H. van't Hoff
W. C. Roentgen
E. A. von Behring
R. F. A. Sully-…
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