The Pritzker Prize was awarded to Eduardo Souto de Moura

Los Angeles - This year's winner of the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious global award in the field of architecture, has become the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. The jury that decides on the award announced this today in Los Angeles.
    According to the jury, the buildings of the awarded architect are "not ostentatious, frivolous, or picturesque". "His work requires intense knowledge, not a fleeting glance. And just like poetry, it can (his work) speak emotionally to those who take the time to listen," the jurors stated.
    In the past, Souto de Moura himself emphasized that buildings should be designed to fulfill their functions while blending into their surroundings. The architect designed, for example, the football stadium in the city of Braga, where several matches of the European Championship were held in 2004, or the buildings of the Pauly Rego Museum near Lisbon.
    The Pritzker Prize is often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Architecture". It was established in 1979 by American businessman Jay Pritzker and his wife Cindy. Among its recipients are Brazilians Óscar Niemeyer, American Ieoh Ming Pei, Brit Norman Foster, and Frenchman Jean Nouvel. The laureate receives a medal and $100,000 (1.75 million crowns).