{{Short description|Chilean architect (born 1965)}} {{family name hatnote|Radic|Clarke|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Smiljan Radić Clarke | image = Smiljan Radić.jpg | caption = Radić in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|6|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | alma_mater = Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | occupation = Architect | years_active = 1989–present | notable_works = {{ubl|Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2014)|VIK Winery}} }}
'''Smiljan Radić Clarke'''{{Family name footnote|Radić|Clarke|lang=Chilean}} (born 21 June 1965) is a Chilean architect. His work includes residential buildings, cultural institutions, and temporary installations. He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2026.<ref name="Pritzker2026">{{cite web |title=Smiljan Radić Clarke |url=https://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/smiljan-radic-clarke |website=Pritzker Architecture Prize |access-date=13 March 2026 |archive-date=12 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312185035/https://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/smiljan-radic-clarke |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Radić was born on 21 June 1965 in Santiago to {{ill|Smiljan Radic Piraíno|es}} and Cora Clarke Ramírez.<ref name="x543">{{cite web | title=Chilean Architect Smiljan Radić Wins 2026 Pritzker Prize, Architecture's Highest Honor | website=El Ciudadano | date=13 March 2026 | url=https://www.elciudadano.com/en/chilean-architect-smiljan-radic-wins-2026-pritzker-prize-architectures-highest-honor/03/13/ | access-date=15 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260315194041/https://www.elciudadano.com/en/chilean-architect-smiljan-radic-wins-2026-pritzker-prize-architectures-highest-honor/03/13/|archive-date=15 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> His paternal grandfather emigrated to Chile from the island of Brač, in present-day Croatia, in 1919,<ref name="Bomb2009">{{cite journal |last=Radic |first=Smiljan |date=1 January 2009 |title=Smiljan Radic by José Castillo |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2009/01/01/smiljan-radic/ |journal=BOMB |access-date=13 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260315194234/https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2009/01/01/smiljan-radic/|archive-date=15 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> and his maternal family has origins in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Pritzker2026" /><ref name="ArchDaily2026">{{cite web |last=Dogan |first=Reyyan |title=Who Is Smiljan Radić Clarke? 10 Things to Know About the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Laureate |url=https://www.archdaily.com/1039554/who-is-smiljan-radic-clarke-10-things-to-know-about-the-2026-pritzker-architecture-laureate |website=ArchDaily |date=12 March 2026 |access-date=13 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260313052329/https://www.archdaily.com/1039554/who-is-smiljan-radic-clarke-10-things-to-know-about-the-2026-pritzker-architecture-laureate|archive-date=13 March 2026}}</ref>
He studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1989.<ref name="ElCroquis2013">{{cite journal |title=Smiljan Radic |journal=El Croquis |date=2013 |issue=167 |url=http://www.elcroquis.es/media/public/img/Magazines/167/CR167_Biografi%CC%81a.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717153953/http://www.elcroquis.es/media/public/img/Magazines/167/CR167_Biografi%CC%81a.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2013}} [https://elcroquis.es/en/collections/edicion-digital/products/167-smiljan-radic-2003-2013digital Alternate Link] (Archived Link added on 18 March 2026)</ref><ref name="ElCroquis2025">{{cite journal |title=Smiljan Radić |journal=El Croquis |date=2025 |issue=232 |url=https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1380/4487/files/EC232_Bio.pdf?v=1762938206 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260318171945/https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1380/4487/files/EC232_Bio.pdf?v=1762938206 |archive-date=18 March 2026 |access-date=18 March 2026 |url-status=live}} [https://elcroquis.es/en/collections/edicion-digital/products/232-smiljanradic-digital Alternate Link]</ref> After completing his degree, he studied history at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Venice, Italy, and traveled in Europe.<ref name="Pritzker2026" />
==Career== Radić founded his architectural practice in Santiago in 1995.<ref name="ArchDaily2026" /> The studio has remained small but has produced numerous projects both in Chile and internationally. During his university studies he met the sculptor Marcela Correa, whom he later married.<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> The two have collaborated on several projects, including Casa Chica (Vilches, Chile, 1997), a small house constructed in the Andes of Central Chile.<ref name="Pritzker2026" />
Radić's early projects included residential buildings in Chile, such as Copper House 2 (Talca, 2004–2005)<ref name="v593">{{cite web | title=Copper House 2 / Smiljan Radic | website=ArchDaily | date=16 January 2009 | url=https://www.archdaily.com/11099/copper-house-2-smiljan-radic | access-date=13 March 2026 | archive-date=21 November 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251121145939/https://www.archdaily.com/11099/copper-house-2-smiljan-radic | url-status=live }}</ref> and Pite House (Papudo, 2003–2005).<ref name="w561">{{cite web | title=Pritzker-Preis 2026: Chilenische Architekt Smiljan Radić Clarke ausgezeichnet | website=Der Spiegel | date=12 March 2026 | url=https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/pritzker-preis-2026-chilenische-architekt-radic-ausgezeichnet-a-ecab4911-8f20-4bb3-9b6a-175ee2078d85 | language=de | access-date=13 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312192302/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/pritzker-preis-2026-chilenische-architekt-radic-ausgezeichnet-a-ecab4911-8f20-4bb3-9b6a-175ee2078d85|archive-date=12 March 2026}}</ref> His later work includes cultural and public buildings, installations, and temporary structures. For example, he designed the 2014 edition of the annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. The structure consisted of a translucent fiberglass shell supported by large quarry stones.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wainwright |first=Oliver |title=Chilean architect Smiljan Radic to design 2014 Serpentine pavilion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/12/serpentine-pavilion-2014-smiljan-radic |work=The Guardian |date=12 March 2014 |access-date=13 March 2026 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101105347/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/12/serpentine-pavilion-2014-smiljan-radic |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017 Radić established the Fundación de Arquitectura Frágil in Santiago, which organizes exhibitions and research activities related to experimental architecture.<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> Other completed projects include the Regional Theater of Bío-Bío in Concepción, Chile (2018) and NAVE, a performing arts center in Santiago.<ref name="ArchDaily2026" />
Radić had exhibitions in Tokyo (2010, 2013, 2016), Hiroshima (2012), Zagreb (2015), New York (MoMA 2015 – 2016, 2018).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Radić Clarke, Smiljan |url=https://enciklopedija.hr/clanak/radic-clarke-smiljan |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Hrvatska enciklopedija |publisher=Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža |language=hr}}</ref>
In March 2026, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize.<ref name="Pritzker2026" /><ref name="Pogrebin-2026" /> Since 2009, he has been an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, and since 2020 a corresponding member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.<ref name=":0" />
==Architectural approach== Radić's work frequently combines materials such as concrete, stone, timber, glass, and fiberglass. His projects often emphasize relationships between buildings and their surrounding landscapes and environmental conditions.<ref name="ArchDaily2026" />
His designs have been associated with experimentation in construction methods, material expression, and small-scale architectural interventions.<ref name="ArchDaily2026" />
== Personal life == Radic has a long-standing relationship with sculptor Marcela Correa. The two met during their university years and eventually married, establishing a partnership characterized by an ongoing exchange of ideas between sculpture and architecture.<ref name="ArchDaily2026" />
==Selected works== * Casa Chica, Vilches, Chile (1997)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> * Copper House 2, Talca, Chile (2004–2005)<ref name="i898">{{cite web | title=Copper House 2 | publisher=Jan Kratochvíl | date= | url=https://www.archiweb.cz/en/b/medeny-dum-2 | access-date=13 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260315195120/https://www.archiweb.cz/en/b/medeny-dum-2|archive-date=15 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Pite House, Papudo, Chile (2003–2005)<ref name="r382">{{cite web | title=Chilene Radic erhält renommierten Pritzker-Architekturpreis | website=Monopol | date=12 March 2026 | url=https://www.monopol-magazin.de/chilene-radic-erhaelt-renommierten-pritzker-architekturpreis?amp | language=de | access-date=13 March 2026|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gC58m|archive-date=15 March 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Mestizo Restaurant, Santiago, Chile (2005–2007)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * House for the Poem of the Right Angle, Vilches, Chile (2010–2012)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * Bus Stop Krumbach, Austria (2014)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London (2014)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * VIK Winery, Millahue, Chile (2014)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * Teatro Regional del Biobío, Concepción, Chile (2018)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> * Pavilion for the Chile Architecture Biennial (2023)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026"/> {{gallery |height=150 |mode=packed |File:Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, July 2014 (10).JPG|Serpentine Gallery Pavilion |File:Bodega y viñedos VIK.jpg|VIK Winery |File:Bodega VIK espejo de agua.jpg|VIK Winery, reflective pool |File:Interior bodega VIK.jpg|VIK Winery, interior }}
==Awards and accolades== * Best Architect Under 35, Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile (2001)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> * Architectural Record Design Vanguard Award (2008)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> * Oris Award (2015)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /><ref name=":0" /> * Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, American Academy of Arts and Letters (2018)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> * Grand Prize, Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito (2022)<ref name="Pritzker2026" /> * Pritzker Architecture Prize (2026)<ref name="Pogrebin-2026">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/arts/design/smiljan-radic-pritzker-prize-architecture.html|title=A Chilean Master of Modest Design Wins Architecture's Top Prize|work=The New York Times|first=Robin|last= Pogrebin|date=12 March 2026|accessdate=12 March 2026|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7KazP|archive-date=13 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stathaki |first=Ellie |date=12 March 2026 |title=Smiljan Radić Clarke wins the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/smiljan-radic-clarke-2026-pritzker-architecture-prize |access-date=13 March 2026 |website=Wallpaper* |language=en |archive-date=12 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312173614/https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/smiljan-radic-clarke-2026-pritzker-architecture-prize |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Further reading== * {{Cite web |title=Pritzker-Preis 2026 / Smiljan Radić Clarke ausgezeichnet |url=https://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Smiljan_Radi_Clarke_ausgezeichnet_10267572.html |language=de |website=BauNetz |date=13 March 2026 |access-date=13 March 2026}} * {{Cite web |last=Matzig |first=Gerhard |date=12 March 2026 |title=Pritzker-Preis für Architektur an Smiljan Radić |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/pritzker-preis-architektur-smiljan-radic-epstein-files-li.3451957 |language=de |website=Süddeutsche.de |access-date=13 March 2026}} * {{Cite web |last=Radic |first=Smiljan |title=Smiljan Radic · Divisare |url=https://divisare.com/authors/2144728545-smiljan-radic |website=Divisare |access-date=13 March 2026}} * {{Cite web |last=Šmídek |first=Petr |date=1 May 2017 |title=Interview with Smiljan Radić |url=https://www.archiweb.cz/en/n/interview/rozhovor-se-smiljanem-radi-em |publisher=Petr Šmídek |access-date=13 March 2026}} * {{Cite book |last1=Volz |first1=Jochen |last2=Enderby |first2=Emma |date=2014 |title=Smiljan Radić |location=London |publisher=Koenig Books |isbn=978-3-86335-604-0}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Radic, Smiljan}} Category:1965 births Category:20th-century Chilean architects Category:21st-century Chilean artists Category:Artists from Santiago, Chile Category:Chilean architects Category:Chilean people of British descent Category:Chilean people of Croatian descent Category:Living people Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Category:Pritzker Architecture Prize winners Category:Università Iuav di Venezia alumni