Heralded for his “subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant” work, the 52^nd Pritzker laureate is the first British architect to be awarded the prize since Richard Rogers in 2007.

British-born Freear joined the design-build program at Auburn University in 2000, and has made scalable, low-cost housing solutions for impoverished rural communities a primary focus.

This year's winners include the founders of former RECORD Vanguard firms WORKac and de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop.  

This year’s 16 winning projects include an early education center in Detroit by Marlon Blackwell Architects and a girls school in Rajasthan, India, by Diana Kellogg Architects.

Recognizing the best built work in the Americas completed between December 2018 and June 2021, the prize spotlights six projects including a Mexico City museum expansion and an earthen housing block in Paraguay.

The New York–based architect joins the ranks of past laureates including the late Mikhail Gorbachev.

The SANAA co-founder and Canadian architecture doyenne are recipients of the prestigious prizes recognizing women who have made lasting impacts on the built environment.

The Pentreath & Hall co-founder is the 21st recipient of the coveted classical architecture prize awarded by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.