Alejandro Aravena is the first Chilean architect to ever receive a Pritzker Prize. Praised for reviving the socially engaged architect, the 48-year-old architect and executive director of ELEMENTAL has proved architecture's ability to solve pressing global issues through his diverse portfolio. Read on to see 15 projects that exemplify Aravena's contribution to architecture so far.

Mathematics School - 1999

St Edward's University - 2008



Ayélen School - 2015

Writer's Cabin - 2015

Children's Bicentennial Park - 2012

Las Cruces Lookout Point - 2010



UC Innovation Center - 2014

Novartis Campus - Under Construction

UC Medical School - 2004

Constitución Cultural Center - 2015

Villa Verde Housing - 2010

Quinta Monroy - 2003