Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture
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The Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture was established in 2003 by The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
and is presented annually through the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
to honor a major contributor in the field of traditional and classical architecture
.
is awarded to a living architect
whose work embodies the principles of traditional and classical architecture and urbanism
in contemporary society, and creates a positive, long-lasting cultural, environmental and artistic impact. It is presented annually by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The Henry Hope Reed Award is given in conjunction with the Driehaus Prize to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art through writing, planning or promotion.
A panel of distinguished jurors selects one architect who has greatly influenced the field of traditional and classical architecture to receive the Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame. The jury travels together to a city
of great architectural significance, exploring it together, and taking the city’s urban fabric as a backdrop for its deliberations. The jury to select the laureates in 2010 met in Washington, D.C.
in November 2009. The 2010, or eighth recipient, will be announced on Thursday, January 14, 2010 by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
In addition to Richard H. Driehaus
, the jury of leading architects and educators includes: Adele Chatfield-Taylor (President of the American Academy in Rome), Robert Davis (Developer and Co-founder of Seaside, Florida), Paul Goldberger
(Architecture Critic for The New Yorker); Léon Krier
(Inaugural Driehaus Prize Recipient, Theorist and Practitioner), Michael Lykoudis (Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture) and David M. Schwarz (Principal of David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.).
In 2007, Mr. Driehaus announced that he would increase the prize monies given out annually through the Richard H. Driehaus Prize and Henry Hope Reed Award to a combined $250,000. The two prizes represent the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment.
The first recipient in 2003 was Léon Krier
, followed by Demetri Porphyrios
(2004), Quinlan Terry
(2005) and Allan Greenberg
(2006). The recipient for 2007 was Jaquelin T. Robertson
, the recipient in 2008 was the husband-wife architect and urbanist team of Andrés Duany
and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
.
Honored during an award ceremony March 28, 2009 at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium, Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
received the 2009 Driehaus Prize. One of the leading voices in contemporary Islamic architecture
and a practitioner known worldwide for his use of traditional form and technique, El-Wakil has built mosques, public buildings and private residences throughout the Middle East. He received $200,000 and a bronze replica of the Choregic Monument of Lysikrates in Athens. Argentine scholar and preservationist Fabio Grementieri received the $50,000 Henry Hope Reed Award for the promotion of classical art and architecture.
The 2010 Driehaus Prize was awarded to Rafael Manzano Martos
. Manzano has been one of the most outstanding experts in Islamic architecture and his contributions in the field of the architectural restoration and the construction of new buildings in historical environments have been decissive for his nomination. Some of his work include interventions and restorations in the Royal Alcazar of Seville, the Ummayad site of Medina Azahara, the Palace of Dueñas in Seville or the monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes in Galicia.
The 2011 Driehaus Prize has been awarded to Robert A. M. Stern
and will be presented to him at a ceremony in Chicago on March 26, 2011. As Founder and Senior Partner of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, and as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture
, Stern has built a reputation as a modern traditionalist architect. In his work as an architect, as a scholar, and as a teacher, he is dedicated to reconnecting the present and future with the past, building upon what went before to extend the trajectory of architecture.
Richard Driehaus
Richard H. Driehaus is a fund manager, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Driehaus Capital Management, based in Chicago, a firm which manages US$10 billion...
and is presented annually through the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
Notre Dame School of Architecture
Traditional and classical architecture occupy a premier place in the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The first Catholic university in America to offer a degree in architecture, beginning in 1898, Notre Dame now boasts nationally acclaimed undergraduate and post-graduate programs...
to honor a major contributor in the field of traditional and classical architecture
Classical architecture
Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance...
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Driehaus Prize
The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
is awarded to a living architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
whose work embodies the principles of traditional and classical architecture and urbanism
Urbanism
Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
in contemporary society, and creates a positive, long-lasting cultural, environmental and artistic impact. It is presented annually by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The Henry Hope Reed Award is given in conjunction with the Driehaus Prize to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art through writing, planning or promotion.
Scope
The prize is awarded to a living architect whose work embodies the principles of classical and traditional architecture and urbanism in society, and creates a positive, long lasting impact.A panel of distinguished jurors selects one architect who has greatly influenced the field of traditional and classical architecture to receive the Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame. The jury travels together to a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of great architectural significance, exploring it together, and taking the city’s urban fabric as a backdrop for its deliberations. The jury to select the laureates in 2010 met in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in November 2009. The 2010, or eighth recipient, will be announced on Thursday, January 14, 2010 by the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
In addition to Richard H. Driehaus
Richard Driehaus
Richard H. Driehaus is a fund manager, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Driehaus Capital Management, based in Chicago, a firm which manages US$10 billion...
, the jury of leading architects and educators includes: Adele Chatfield-Taylor (President of the American Academy in Rome), Robert Davis (Developer and Co-founder of Seaside, Florida), Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger is the Architecture Critic for The New Yorker, where since 1997 he has written the magazine's celebrated "Sky Line" column. He also holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City...
(Architecture Critic for The New Yorker); Léon Krier
Léon Krier
Léon Krier is an architect, architectural theorist and urban planner. From the late 1970s onwards Krier has been one of the most influential neo-traditional architects and planners...
(Inaugural Driehaus Prize Recipient, Theorist and Practitioner), Michael Lykoudis (Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture) and David M. Schwarz (Principal of David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.).
History
In 2003, Richard H. Driehaus, the founder and chairman of Driehaus Capital Management in Chicago, established the award program through Notre Dame because of its reputation as a national leader in incorporating the ideals of traditional and classical architecture into the task of modern urban development.In 2007, Mr. Driehaus announced that he would increase the prize monies given out annually through the Richard H. Driehaus Prize and Henry Hope Reed Award to a combined $250,000. The two prizes represent the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment.
Laureates
| Year | Recipient | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Léon Krier Léon Krier Léon Krier is an architect, architectural theorist and urban planner. From the late 1970s onwards Krier has been one of the most influential neo-traditional architects and planners... |
Luxembourg |
| 2004 | Demetri Porphyrios Demetri Porphyrios Demetri Porphyrios is a Greek architect and author who currently practises architecture in London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teaching positions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Greece. He is... |
Greece |
| 2005 | Quinlan Terry Quinlan Terry Quinlan Terry is a British architect. He was educated at Bryanston School and the Architectural Association. He was a pupil of architect Raymond Erith, with whom he formed the partnership Erith & Terry.... |
United Kingdom |
| 2006 | Allan Greenberg Allan Greenberg Allan Greenberg , is an American architect and one of the leading classical architects of the late twentieth century. He was the originator and leading practitioner of "canonical classicism," one of many design responses to postmodernism emerging in the mid-1970s... |
South Africa |
| 2007 | Jaquelin T. Robertson Jaquelin T. Robertson Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, FAICP usually credited as Jaquelin T. Robertson and informally known as "Jaque," is an American architect and urban designer.... |
United States |
| 2008 | Andrés Duany Andrés Duany Andrés Duany is an American architect and urban planner.Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960. He attended The Choate School and received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University... and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an American architect and urban planner of Polish aristocratic roots based in Miami, Florida... |
United States |
| 2009 | Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil is an Egyptian architect who designed over 15 mosques in Saudi Arabia and is considered by many as the foremost contemporary authority in Islamic architecture.- Education :... |
Egypt |
| 2010 | Rafael Manzano Martos Rafael Manzano Martos Rafael Manzano Martos, is a Spanish architect. He was educated at the Superior Technical School of Architecture in Madrid... |
Spain |
| 2011 | Robert A. M. Stern Robert A. M. Stern Robert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A. M. Stern, is an American architect and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture.... |
United States |
The first recipient in 2003 was Léon Krier
Léon Krier
Léon Krier is an architect, architectural theorist and urban planner. From the late 1970s onwards Krier has been one of the most influential neo-traditional architects and planners...
, followed by Demetri Porphyrios
Demetri Porphyrios
Demetri Porphyrios is a Greek architect and author who currently practises architecture in London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teaching positions in the United States, the United Kingdom and Greece. He is...
(2004), Quinlan Terry
Quinlan Terry
Quinlan Terry is a British architect. He was educated at Bryanston School and the Architectural Association. He was a pupil of architect Raymond Erith, with whom he formed the partnership Erith & Terry....
(2005) and Allan Greenberg
Allan Greenberg
Allan Greenberg , is an American architect and one of the leading classical architects of the late twentieth century. He was the originator and leading practitioner of "canonical classicism," one of many design responses to postmodernism emerging in the mid-1970s...
(2006). The recipient for 2007 was Jaquelin T. Robertson
Jaquelin T. Robertson
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, FAICP usually credited as Jaquelin T. Robertson and informally known as "Jaque," is an American architect and urban designer....
, the recipient in 2008 was the husband-wife architect and urbanist team of Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany is an American architect and urban planner.Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960. He attended The Choate School and received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University...
and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an American architect and urban planner of Polish aristocratic roots based in Miami, Florida...
.
Honored during an award ceremony March 28, 2009 at the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium, Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil is an Egyptian architect who designed over 15 mosques in Saudi Arabia and is considered by many as the foremost contemporary authority in Islamic architecture.- Education :...
received the 2009 Driehaus Prize. One of the leading voices in contemporary Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture....
and a practitioner known worldwide for his use of traditional form and technique, El-Wakil has built mosques, public buildings and private residences throughout the Middle East. He received $200,000 and a bronze replica of the Choregic Monument of Lysikrates in Athens. Argentine scholar and preservationist Fabio Grementieri received the $50,000 Henry Hope Reed Award for the promotion of classical art and architecture.
The 2010 Driehaus Prize was awarded to Rafael Manzano Martos
Rafael Manzano Martos
Rafael Manzano Martos, is a Spanish architect. He was educated at the Superior Technical School of Architecture in Madrid...
. Manzano has been one of the most outstanding experts in Islamic architecture and his contributions in the field of the architectural restoration and the construction of new buildings in historical environments have been decissive for his nomination. Some of his work include interventions and restorations in the Royal Alcazar of Seville, the Ummayad site of Medina Azahara, the Palace of Dueñas in Seville or the monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes in Galicia.
The 2011 Driehaus Prize has been awarded to Robert A. M. Stern
Robert A. M. Stern
Robert Arthur Morton Stern, usually credited as Robert A. M. Stern, is an American architect and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture....
and will be presented to him at a ceremony in Chicago on March 26, 2011. As Founder and Senior Partner of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, and as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture
Yale School of Architecture
The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent professional schools of Yale University. It is generally considered to be one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the world.- History :...
, Stern has built a reputation as a modern traditionalist architect. In his work as an architect, as a scholar, and as a teacher, he is dedicated to reconnecting the present and future with the past, building upon what went before to extend the trajectory of architecture.
External links
- Driehaus Prize Official site
- Award article