Liu Jiakun
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Liu Jiakun | |||||||||
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刘家琨 | |||||||||
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Chengdu, Sichuan, China | ||||||||
| Citizenship | Chinese | ||||||||
| Education | Chongqing University (Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture) | ||||||||
| Occupation | Architect | ||||||||
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| Practice | Jiakun Architects | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘家琨 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉家琨 | ||||||||
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| Website | Jiakun Architects | ||||||||
Liu Jiakun (born 1956) is a Chinese architect known for his focus on minimalism, humanism, and locally contextual design. In 2025, he won the Pritzker Prize.[1][2] Liu's work emphasises local context and materials, and many of his buildings were constructed in his home city of Chengdu.
Liu was born in Chengdu, in the Sichuan Province of China.[3] His mother was an internist doctor at Chengdu Second People's Hospital.[4][5] As a 17-year old during the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to the countryside to serve as a laborer, as part of the country's zhiqing (rusticated youth) program.[5][2] Initially aspiring to be an artist, he was drawn to architecture due to its connection with drawing and design. He graduated in 1982 from the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering (now part of Chongqing University) with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Architecture.[5]
