Smiljan RadiÃÂ Clarke (born 21 June 1965) is a Chilean architect. His work includes residential buildings, cultural institutions, and temporary installations. In 2026 he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
RadiÃÂ was born on 21 June 1965 in Santiago to and Cora Clarke RamÃÂrez. His paternal grandfather emigrated to Chile from the island of BraÃÂ, in present-day Croatia, in 1919, and his maternal family has origins in the United Kingdom.
He studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1989. After completing his degree, he studied history at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Venice, Italy, and traveled in Europe.
RadiÃÂ founded his architectural practice in Santiago in 1995. 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. The two have collaborated on several projects, including Casa Chica (Vilches, Chile, 1997), a small house constructed in the Andes of Central Chile.
RadiÃÂ's early projects included residential buildings in Chile, such as Copper House 2 (Talca, 2004âÂÂ2005) and Pite House (Papudo, 2003âÂÂ2005). 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. In 2017 Radiàestablished the Fundación de Arquitectura Frágil in Santiago, which organizes exhibitions and research activities related to experimental architecture. Other completed projects include the Regional Theater of BÃÂo-BÃÂo in Concepción, Chile (2018) and NAVE, a performing arts center in Santiago.
In March 2026 he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
RadiÃÂ'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.
His designs have been associated with experimentation in construction methods, material expression, and small-scale architectural interventions.