Tod Williams and Billie Tsien win 2019 Praemium Imperiale for architecture

American architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have been named architecture laureates for the Japan Art Association's 2019 Praemium Imperiale awards.
Awarded annually, the Praemium Imperiale recognises artists who have made a "major international impact" in the fields of architecture, sculpture, music, painting and theatre or film.
2019 Praemium Imperiale architecture laureates Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. Photo by Taylor Jewell
Williams and Tsien are best known for projects such as the Neu