Question

Y. Farrell and S. McNamara were given the 2020 Pritzker Prize, making them the first 2 women to share which profession’s highest honour?

Answer 1

Y. Farrell and S. McNamara were given the 2020 Pritzker Prize, making them the first 2 women to share the Architecture profession’s highest honor.

Explanation:

• Yvonne Farrell was born in 1951. She is an Irish architect and the co-founder of Grafton Architects.

• Shelley McNamara was born in 1952. She is an Irish architect. She founded Grafton Architects along with Yvonne Farrell in 1978.

• The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an award that is given to honor living architects for their talent, vision, and commitment.

• Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were given the 2020 Pritzker Prize.

Answer 2

Pritzker Architecture Prize Goes to Two Women for the First Time