Architecture's top prize awarded to two Irish womenYvonne Farrell (left) and Shelley McNamara, pictured in 2018, are the first female duo and first Irish citizens to win the Pritzker Prize in architecture. NEW YORK: Dublin-based Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were awarded the Pritzker prize on Tuesday -- the first time a female duo has scooped architecture's most prestigious award. McNamara, 68, and Farrell, 69, are the first female duo to win a Pritzker, and the first architects from Ireland to be awarded the prize. The pair say Ireland informed their focus on geography and shifts in climate, resulting in buildings that celebrate detail while remaining modest. "The collaboration between Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara represents a veritable interconnectedness between equal counterparts," said Tom Pritzker, chairman of the foundation that sponsors the award.

Source: Bangkok Post March 03, 2020 21:45 UTC