Architecture Critics Sound Off on 2018 Pritzker Prize Announcement

Critics Christopher Hawthorne, Blair Kamin, Mark Lamster, and more discuss the selection of Balkrishna Doshi on Twitter.

Sangath Architect's Studio (1980) in Ahmedabad, India

Courtesy VSF; The Pritzker Architecture Prize

Sangath Architect's Studio (1980) in Ahmedabad, India

Today the Pritzker Architecture Prize announced the 2018 winner: Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, Hon. FAIA. On Twitter, several architecture critics praised the choice, but also questioned whether juror Richard Rogers, Hon. FAIA, had a conflict of interest. Rogers also was criticized for recently hinting at the winner’s home country to The Architect’s Newspaper. Read some of the critical responses below.

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