The Driehaus Architecture Prize, fully named The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame, is a global award to honor a major contributor in the field of contemporary traditional and

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. The Driehaus Prize was conceived as an alternative to the predominantly modernist Pritzker Prize. It was initiated by

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and philanthropist

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and established in 2003 by the ''Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust''. It is presented annually through the classical-teaching School of Architecture at the

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. The most recent prize winner of 2020 is Ong-ard Satrabhandhu, who received the award during a ceremony on March 28 in

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The jury also awards the

Henry Hope Reed Award Initiated in 2005, the global Henry Hope Reed Award or short Reed Award is given to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art through writing, pla ...

(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. The 2020 Reed Award was given to Clem Labine, the creator of the

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, which recognizes excellence in traditional design, and the eponymous Clem Labine Award for creating more humane and beautiful environments.

Award

The Driehaus Prize is awarded to a living

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whose work embodies the principles of traditional and classical architecture and

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in contemporary society, and reflects what the jury considers positive cultural, environmental and artistic impacts. The award itself is a bronze miniature of the

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, known as the first use of the Corinthian order on the outside of a building. The award includes a monetary prize of US$200,000. The award jury annually selects an architect who has greatly influenced the field of traditional and classical architecture. The jury travels together to a city of architectural significance, exploring it together, and taking the city's urban fabric as a backdrop for its deliberations. The jury has included notable architects and educators such as

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), Robert S. Davis (since 2009, developer and co-founder of

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(since 2006, former architecture critic for ''

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''),

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(since 2005, inaugural Driehaus Prize recipient),

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(since 2011, architecture critic and professor of urbanism at the

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(since 2013, is a

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architect and author who practices architecture in

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as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates), and

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (born December 20, 1950) is a professor at the University of Miami's School of Architecture and an architect and urban planner in Miami, Florida. Plater-Zyberk is considered to be a representative of the New Urbanism scho ...

(since 2017, founder of DPZ). In 2012, the then

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(current King

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) accepted The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame Patronage Award during a ceremony Jan. 27 at St James's Palace in London.

History

Driehaus, the founder, chief investment officer and chairman of Driehaus Capital Management in Chicago, established the award program through Notre Dame in 2003 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, Driehaus announced that he would increase the prize monies given out annually through the Driehaus Prize and the Reed Award to a combined $250,000. The two prizes represent the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment.

Laureates

The following architects have been awarded the Driehaus Prize since 2003:

References

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