“First you need to be a person, then an architect,” believes Liu Jiakun. We round up eight seminal projects, highlighting the Pritzker Prize winner’s approach to architecture. From a mixed-use community building focused on dignified living in crowded cities to a campus merging ancient Chinese architecture with contemporary lifestyle.

The projects of the 2025 Pritzker Prize laureate forge community, inspire compassion and elevate the human spirit, celebrating the lives of ordinary citizens.