It is the most prestigious prize in architecture. Comparisons with the Nobel are not out of place. Past winners of the prize have included Sir Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Frank O Gehry and Glenn Murcutt.
It is good that local talent is being recognised on the international stage. For too long, major commissions in China have gone to foreign architects who might be talented in their own right, but who may not have fully appreciated the cultural context of their work.
