▁from ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁people , ▁including ▁past ▁La ure ates , ▁academ ics , ▁critics ▁and ▁others ▁" with ▁expert ise ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁architecture ". ▁Any ▁lic ensed ▁architect ▁can ▁also ▁make ▁a ▁personal ▁application ▁for ▁the ▁prize ▁before ▁November ▁ 1 ▁every ▁year . ▁( In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Gordon ▁Bun sh aft ▁nominated ▁himself ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁and ▁eventually ▁won ▁it .) ▁The ▁j ury , ▁consisting ▁of ▁five ▁to ▁nine ▁" ex per ts   ... ▁recognized ▁profession als ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁fields ▁of ▁architecture , ▁business , ▁education , ▁publishing , ▁and ▁culture ", ▁deliber ates ▁and ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁announ ce ▁the ▁winner . ▁The ▁prize ▁Chair ▁is ▁Stephen ▁Bre yer ; ▁earlier ▁ch airs ▁were ▁J . ▁Carter ▁Brown ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁the ▁Lord ▁Roth sch ild ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ), ▁the ▁Lord ▁Pal um bo ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁Gl enn ▁Mur c utt ▁( 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁La ure ates ▁▁ ▁In aug ural ▁winner ▁Philip ▁Johnson ▁was ▁c ited ▁" for ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁imagination ▁and ▁vital ity ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁a ▁my ri ad ▁of ▁museum s , ▁the aters , ▁libraries , ▁houses , ▁gard ens ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁structures ". ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁la ure