Dezeen.com y otros prestigiosos medios dedicados a la temática informan que el anuncio del ganador del Premio Pritzker 2026, previsto para el 2 de marzo, será postergado a raíz de la repercusiones del Caso Epstein en la directiva de la organización que otorga el galardón.
Pritzker Prize to be delayed following Jeffrey Epstein revelations
This year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize announcement is set to be delayed following the foundation’s director, Tom Pritzker, being named in the Epstein files.
A spokesperson for the organisation told the New York Times that this year’s announcement, which typically happens in the first week of March, would be delayed.
The news follows Tom Pritzker resigning from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, after it was revealed he continued correspondence with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
«Exercised terrible judgment»
Following this conviction, Epstein was registered as a sex offender.
In a statement released alongside his resignation, Tom Pritzker said he had «exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with [Epstein]».
Origen: Pritzker Prize to be delayed following Jeffrey Epstein revelations
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