ArchDaily
May 6, 2026

Smiljan Radić to Lead 2026 Pritzker Laureate Lecture and Panel on “Architecture: Distraction and Knowledge” On March 12, the Chilean architect of Croatian descent, Smiljan Radić Clarke, was awarded the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize . The jury highlighted his "unorthodox approach to design," which "may initially appear unusual, unexpected, even rebellious; yet, far from producing alienation or estrangement, his anti-canoni… — ArchDaily