European Pritzker Prize laureates
Architecture's highest honor, filtered to the laureates whose practice is based in Europe — 21 of them, from James Stirling in 1981 to David Chipperfield in 2023. The UK leads with six.
| Year | Laureate | Practice | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | James Stirling | — | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Gottfried Böhm | — | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 1990 | Aldo Rossi | — | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 1992 | Álvaro Siza | — | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 1994 | Christian de Portzamparc | — | 🇫🇷 France |
| 1996 | Rafael Moneo | — | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 1997 | Sverre Fehn | — | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| 1998 | Renzo Piano | — | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 1999 | Norman Foster | Foster + Partners | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 2000 | Rem Koolhaas | OMA | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| 2003 | Jørn Utzon | — | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| 2004 | Zaha Hadid | Zaha Hadid Architects | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 2007 | Richard Rogers | — | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| 2009 | Peter Zumthor | — | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| 2011 | Eduardo Souto de Moura | — | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 2015 | Frei Otto | — | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 2017 | RCR Arquitectes | RCR Arquitectes | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| 2020 | Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara | Grafton Architects | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| 2021 | Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal | Lacaton & Vassal | 🇫🇷 France |
| 2022 | Diébédo Francis Kéré | Kéré Architecture | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 2023 | David Chipperfield | David Chipperfield Architects | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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More prize lists: Mies van der Rohe Award · European Pritzker laureates · Stirling Prize. Compiled from public sources (Wikipedia, official prize sites, Dezeen/ArchDaily coverage), verified entry by entry.