Eleven key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Liu Jiakun

Following the news that Liu Jiakun has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, we round up 11 projects from the Chinese architect's four-decade-long career. Liu, who is the founder of Jiakun Architects, was announced as the 54th laureate of the prestigious architecture award today in recognition of his buildings that "celebrate the everyday lives of people". Working exclusively in China, the architect is best-known for his urban projects ranging from academic and cultural institutions to civic spaces, commercial buildings and urban landscapes. Liu's work is free from a trademark architectural style, but a common theme is an ambition to optimise public space within dense urban sites. This is exemplified in Liu's largest built project, West Village, which encompasses an entire block in Chengdu and houses cultural, recreational and office spaces within a five-storey structure organised around a central courtyard. Another example is the Department of Sculpture at the Sichuan Fine Arts

Following the news that Liu Jiakun has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, we round up 11 projects from the Chinese architect's four-decade-long career. Liu, who is the founder of Jiakun Architects, was announced as the 54th laureate of the prestigious architecture award today in recognition of his buildings that "celebrate the everyday lives of people". Working exclusively in China, the architect is best-known for his urban projects ranging from academic and cultural institutions to civic spaces, commercial buildings and urban landscapes. Liu's work is free from a trademark architect