Question: Who was/were awarded the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize on March 3, 2020?
(a) Yvonne Farrell
(b) Shelley McNamara
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) P.V. Ramesh
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On March 3, 2020, Dublin (Ireland) in a video release, renowned architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were announced to receive the prestigious ‘Pritzker Architecture Prize’ of the year 2020.
- Coral and McNamara are the 47th and 48th winners respectively.
- This is the biggest award given in the field of architecture and it is also known as the Nobel of Architecture.
- Under this, the winner is awarded an amount of 1 lakh dollars.
- It is noteworthy that this award of the year 2018 has been conferred on the famous architect Balakrishna Doshi of India. He is the first Indian to receive this award.