{"id":332805,"date":"2026-03-16T20:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332805\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:35:51","slug":"10-projects-by-2026-pritzker-prize-winner-smiljan-radic-clarke-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332805\/","title":{"rendered":"10 projects by 2026 Pritzker Prize winner Smiljan Radi\u0107 Clarke | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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House for the Poem of the Right Angle, photo courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/p>\n

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As Archinect reported this morning<\/a>, Chilean architect\u00a0Smiljan Radi\u0107 Clarke<\/a> has been announced as the winner of the 2026\u00a0Pritzker Prize<\/a>, one of the architecture world’s most prestigious awards.<\/p>\n

Radi\u0107’s approach is defined by unique, singular approaches to each project rather than adopting a repeatable architectural language. According to the jury,\u00a0Radi\u0107’s work is driven by context, use, and anthropological awareness, where the site is understood not only in physical terms but as a convergence of history, social practice, and political circumstance. Site-specific strategies drive his work, with each building emerging from particular conditions rather than from a signature formula.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Architecture exists between large, massive, and enduring forms \u2014 structures that stand under the sun for centuries, waiting for our visit \u2014 and smaller, fragile constructions \u2014 fleeting as the life of a fly, often without a clear destiny under conventional light,”\u00a0Radi\u0107 said upon the announcement that he would receive the prize.\u00a0“Within this tension of disparate times, we strive to create experiences that carry emotional presence, encouraging people to pause and reconsider a world that so often passes them by with indifference.”<\/p>\n

Following the\u00a0announcement<\/a>, Archinect has rounded up 10 projects that have defined\u00a0Radi\u0107’s career, highlighting what the Pritzker Prize jury described as a “body of work positioned at the crossroads of uncertainty, material experimentation, and cultural memory.”<\/p>\n

Guatero, Santiago, Chile (2023)<\/p>\n

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Guatero, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/p>\n

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Guatero, photo courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/a>Guatero, photo courtesy of Cristobal PalmaTeatro Regional del Biob\u00edo, Concepci\u00f3n, Chile (2018)<\/p>\n

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Teatro Regional del Biob\u00edo, photo courtesy of Iwan Baan<\/p>\n

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Teatro Regional del Biob\u00edo, photo courtesy of Iwan Baan<\/a>Teatro Regional del Biob\u00edo, photo courtesy of Hisao SuzukiNAVE, Performing Arts Center, Santiago, Chile (2015)<\/p>\n

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NAVE, Performing Arts Center, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/p>\n

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NAVE, Performing Arts Center, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/a>NAVE, Performing Arts Center, photo courtesy of Cristobal PalmaSerpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, United Kingdom (2014)<\/p>\n

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, photo courtesy of Iwan Baan<\/p>\n

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, photo courtesy of Iwan Baan<\/a>Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, photo courtesy of Iwan BaanHouse for the Poem of the Right Angle, Vilches, Chile (2013)<\/p>\n

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House for the Poem of the Right Angle, photo courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/p>\n

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House for the Poem of the Right Angle, photo courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/a>House for the Poem of the Right Angle, photo courtesy of Gonzalo PugaChile Antes de Chile, Santiago, Chile (2013)<\/p>\n

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Chile Antes de Chile, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/p>\n

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Chile Antes de Chile, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/a>Chile Antes de Chile, photo courtesy of Cristobal PalmaVik Millahue Winery, Millahue, Chile (2013)<\/p>\n

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Vik Millahue Winery, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/p>\n

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Vik Millahue Winery, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/a>Vik Millahue Winery, photo courtesy of Cristobal PalmaRestaurant Mestizo, Santiago, Chile (2006)<\/p>\n

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Restaurant Mestizo, photo courtesy of Gonzalo Puga<\/p>\n

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Restaurant Mestizo, photo courtesy of Gonzalo Puga<\/a>Restaurant Mestizo, photo courtesy of Gonzalo PugaPite House, Papudo, Chile (2005)<\/p>\n

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Pite House, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/p>\n

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Pite House, photo courtesy of Cristobal Palma<\/a>Pite House, photo courtesy of Cristobal PalmaCarbonero House, Melipilla, Chile (1998)<\/p>\n

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Carbonero House, photo courtesy of Smiljan Radi\u0107<\/p>\n

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