(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients
Year
Recipient(s)
Nation
1979
Philip Johnson
United States
1980
Luis Barragán
Mexico
1981
James Stirling
Great Britain
1982
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Biographies of of U.S. representatives and Senators from Texas Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, J/biography/us/congress/o (J/biography/us/congress/oseph) 1840-1908…
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