{"id":6038,"date":"2026-02-24T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:17:19","slug":"pritzker-prize-to-be-delayed-following-jeffrey-epstein-revelations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/pritzker-prize-to-be-delayed-following-jeffrey-epstein-revelations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker Prize to be delayed following Jeffrey Epstein revelations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize<\/a> announcement is set to be delayed following the foundation’s director, Tom Pritzker, being named in the Epstein files.<\/span><\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the organisation told the New York Times<\/a> that this year’s announcement, which typically happens in the first week of March, would be delayed.<\/p>\n

The news follows Tom Pritzker resigning from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation<\/a>, after it was revealed he continued correspondence with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.<\/p>\n

“Exercised terrible judgment”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following this conviction, Epstein was registered as a sex offender.<\/p>\n

In a statement released alongside his resignation, Tom Pritzker said he had “exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with [Epstein]”.<\/p>\n

Tom Pritzker remains vice president of the Pritzker Foundation and president of the Hyatt Foundation, which established the Pritzker Architecture Prize.<\/p>\n

Prize awarded “free from external influence”<\/strong><\/p>\n

A statement from the Pritzker Architecture Prize aimed to defend the award, which is widely considered the highest honour in architecture, and its independence.<\/p>\n

“The jury, composed of internationally respected professionals from a range of disciplines, has always and will continue to conduct its work confidentially and free from external influence,” said the statement issued to the New York Times.<\/p>\n