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Gold Medal
Shigeru Ban Changed What Architecture Is For. Now the AIA Gives Him Its Highest Honor.
The 2026 AIA Gold Medal recognizes Ban’s radical belief that beauty, structure, and humanitarian action are inseparable—and that architects must serve the world, not just shape it.
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