Why did Riken Yamamoto win the Pritzker Prize 2024

Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit and enjoy a special discount on your first month. The Pritzker Prize for the year 2024 was just announced and the winner is Riken Yamamoto. But why was he chosen, what makes him worthy of one of the highest awards in architecture. The answer perhaps lies in one word, ’community’. Today in this video we will be looking at the story of a man, for whom the role of architecture is less to do with his own artistic ambitions and more about how it can serve not just the owner, but the people at large. In trying to understand why exactly he won the award, we might just uncover what the profession of architecture should be about and what does it truly mean to design for communities. So in this video lets dive deeper into the life and designs of the Pritzker winner for 2024 Riken Yamamoto. Become a channel member: