Speaking to CNN ahead of Tuesday’s announcement, the founder of one of China’s first private architecture firms reflects on a career designing unpretentious buildings in an era of excess.

is commonly referred to as "the Nobel Prize of architecture." Liu is from Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China. He was born there in 1956. His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the ...

The Pritzker Prize, dubbed the "Nobel" for architecture, was awarded Tuesday to China's Liu Jiakun, who was recognized for designs that celebrate "everyday lives." "In a global context where ...