Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has been awarded 2019’s Pritzker Architecture Prize in recognition of his visionary reputation in building design, city planning and theory.

Isozaki, who is 87, is a native of Ōita in western Japan halfway between the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and he witnessed first-hand the destruction left by the atomic bombs dropped on both in 1945. His global work since the 1960s has been lauded for a forward-thinking approach, and a deep commitment to the “art of space”.

The Pritzker Prize jury citation supporting Isozaki’s award credits him with “possessing a profound knowledge of architectural history and theory, and embracing the avant-garde.”

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