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Detailed explanation-1: -Arata Isozaki, (born July 23, 1931, Ōita, Kyushu, Japan-died December 28, 2022, Okinawa, Japan), Japanese architect who, during a six-decade career, designed more than 100 buildings, each defying a particular category or style. For his work, he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect/s for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually and is often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, the recipient of both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, has died at the age of 95. Doshi passed away earlier today reported magazine Architectural Digest India, which described him as “India’s greatest architect".

Detailed explanation-4: -Noted Indian architect & urban planner Balkrishna Doshi has been named the prestigious 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize for being able to interpret architecture and transform it into buildings that respect Eastern culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japanese architect and theorist Arata Isozaki, winner of 2019’s Pritzker Prize, passed away at the age of 91. Since the 60s, Isozaki has been showing outstanding innovative ideas in his works, influencing eastern professionals with a forward-thinking approach that takes its roots from Japan.