Carlsberg Architectural Prize

Carlsberg Architectural Prize (Danish: Carlsberg Arkitekturpris) was an architecture award founded by the Danish New Carlsberg foundation in 1991.^[1] It was awarded three times between the years 1992–1998 “To recognize excellence in lasting architectural design”.^[2] Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark acted as the patron of the prize. At the time of its foundation in 1991 the prize, being worth $235,000 was the biggest in the field of architecture.^[3] The first recipient, Tadao Ando, donated the prize money for the Osaka Prefectural Government, later used to establish the Ando Fund administered by the Osaka Foundation of International Exchange.^[4]

Laureates

• 1992 - Tadao Ando
• 1995 - Juha Leiviskä
• 1998 - Peter Zumthor

References

1. Carlsberg Group: Annual Report (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
2. Felder, Nick (2005-07-14). Felder's Comprehensive, 2005 Edition: The Annual Desk Reference and Product Thesaurus for Architects, Contractors, Engineers, and Interior Designers. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568984742.
3. "Tadao Ando, Architect, Wins $235,000 Prize". The New York Times. 1992-04-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
4. "Osaka Foundation of International Exchange -About Ando Fund-". www.ofix.or.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-15.