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
classical architecture.[2] The Driehaus Prize was conceived as an alternative to the predominantly modernist
Pritzker Prize.[3]
The jury also awards the
Henry Hope Reed Award (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.[4] The 2020 Reed Award was given to Clem Labine, the creator of the
Palladio Award, which recognizes excellence in traditional design, and the eponymous Clem Labine Award for creating more humane and beautiful environments.[5]
Award
The Driehaus Prize is awarded to a living
architect whose work embodies the principles of traditional and classical architecture and
urbanism in contemporary society, and reflects what the jury considers positive cultural, environmental and artistic impacts. The award itself is a bronze miniature of the
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, known as the first use of the
Corinthian order on the outside of a building.[6] 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.[7]
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.[11]
Laureates
The following architects have been awarded the Driehaus Prize[12] since 2003:
^Driehaus at Notre Dame SoA - Together, the $200,000 Driehaus Prize and the $50,000 Reed Award represent the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment.; retained March 6, 2014
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2008: Driehaus Prize and Henry Hope Reed Award, vol. 21, Clem Labine's Traditional Building, June 2008, p. 167,
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2007 Henry Hope Reed Award, Clem Labine's Traditional Building, June 2007, p. 167,
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Driehaus Prize & Reed Award: honors for Greenberg & Morton, vol. 19, Clem Labine's Traditional Building, June 2006, p. 208,
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Porphyrios prized: Demetri Porphyrios, the acclaimed architect and author, is this year's recipient of the Driehaus Prize, vol. 17, Clem Labine's Traditional Building, May–June 2004, p. 198,
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Blackler, Zoe (17 April 2003), Krier lands anti-Pritzker for promotion of Classicism, vol. 217, Architects' Journal, p. 12,
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Connell, Kim A. (2007), Pragmatic idealist: Jaquelin Robertson, Clem Labine's Traditional Building, pp. 10–14,
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Yee, Roger (September 2003), "Classicism vs. modernism", Architect: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects, 92 (9), Architecture: 31–32,
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