Cornelia Hahn Oberlander is considered one of the 20th Century's most influential journalists. — AFP pic

NEW YORK, Oct 1 — A new international award for landscape architecture modeled on the Pritzker Prize will be named after pioneering Canadian architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, organisers said today

The Oberlander Prize will be awarded every two years from 2021, with the winner receiving US$100,000 (RM419,260), the same as Pritzker laureates, The Cultural Landscape Foundation said in a statement. 

Ninety-eight-year-old Oberlander, who lives in Vancouver, is considered one of the most influential landscape architects of the 20th century.

She was one of the first architects to embrace ecology, sustainability and social justice in her designs. 

The Pritzker Prize, launched in 1979, is considered architecture's highest honor and is often referred to as the Nobel of architecture.

Japan's Arata Isozaki was awarded this year's Pritzker in March. — AFP