- The international Pritzker prize was established by Chicago’s Pritzker family in 1979.
- It is considered to be one of the world’s premier architecture prizes, and is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.
- It is awarded annually and bestows laureates with $100,000 along with bronze medallion.
- Why in news? Legendary Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi won Pritzker 2018, first from India.