Pritzker Prize for architecture goes to Liu Jiakun of China

Liu Jiakun was named winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize (AP)

The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field’s highest honour for “affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens”, organisers announced.

Liu, 68, becomes the 54th laureate of the prize, considered akin to a Nobel in the field of architecture.