2020 Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara / Grafton Architects
2019 Arata Isozaki / Arata Isozaki & Associates
2018 Balkrishna Doshi / Vāstu Shilpā Consultants
2017 Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem & Ramon Vilalta / RCR Architectes
2016 Alejandro Aravena / Elemental
2015 Frei Otto
2014 Shigeru Ban / Shigeru Ban Architects
2013 Toyo Ito / Toyo Ito & Associates
2012 Wang Shu
2011 Eduardo Souto de Moura
2010 Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
2009 Peter Zumthor
2008 Jean Nouvel / Ateliers Jean Nouvel
2007 Richard Rogers / Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
2006 Paulo Mendes da Rocha
2005 Thom Mayne
2003 Jorn Utzon
2002 Glenn Murcutt
2001 Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron / Herzog & de Meuron
2000 Rem Koolhaas / OMA
1999 Norman Foster / Foster & Partners
1998 Renzo Piano / RPBW Architects
1997 Sverre Fehn
1996 Rafael Moneo
1995 Tadao Ando
1994 Christian de Portzamparc
1993 Fumihiko Maki / Maki and Associates
1992 Alvaro Siza
1991 Robert Venturi
1990 Aldo Rossi
1989 Frank Gehry / Gehry Partners
1988 Gordon Bunshaft / Oscar Niemeyer
1987 Kenzo Tange
1986 Gottfried Bohm
1985 Hans Hollein
1984 Richard Meier
1983 I.M. Pei / PEI Cobb Freed & Partners
1982 Kevin Roche
1981 James Sturling
1980 Luis Barragan
1979 Philip Johnson