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Facts

Born August 5, 1957 (age 69) • Tokyo • Japan
Awards And Honors Pritzker Prize (2014)

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Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban: Aspen Art Museum
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Toyo Ito
Toyo Ito
Japanese architect
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Ryue Nishizawa
Japanese architect
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Kazuyo Sejima
Japanese architect
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Fumihiko Maki
Japanese architect
Tadao Andō: Himeji City Museum of Literature
Tadao Andō
Japanese architect
Tange Kenzo: Kagawa prefectural office
Tange Kenzō
Japanese architect
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Japanese architect
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Yvonne Farrell
Irish architect
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Shelley McNamara
Irish architect
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Robert Venturi
American architect
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Jacques Herzog
Swiss architect
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Pierre de Meuron
Swiss architect
Zaha Hadid, 2005
Zaha Hadid
British architect
I.M. Pei
I.M. Pei
Chinese-born American architect
Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Canadian American architect and designer
Álvaro Siza: Bouça social housing complex
Álvaro Siza
Portuguese architect
Balkrishna Doshi
Balkrishna Doshi
Indian architect
Rem Koolhaas: China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters
Rem Koolhaas
Dutch architect
Otto, Frei
Frei Otto
German architect
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Peter Zumthor
Swiss architect

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