Driehaus Architecture Prize

Driehaus Architecture Prize
Awarded forA career of achievement in the art of traditional and classical architecture.
Sponsored byThe Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust
Presented byThe University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
Reward(s)US$200,000
(Reed Award: US$50,000)[1]
First awarded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Last awarded2022
Websitedriehausprize.nd.edu

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]

It was co-founded by fund manager and philanthropist Richard Driehaus and Dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Michael Lykoudis and was established in 2003 by the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust. It is presented annually through the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States, which teaches a classical approach to architecture.

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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Driehaus Prize // School of Architecture // University of Notre Dame". School of Architecture. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ^ A critical history of contemporary architecture: 1960-2010. Haddad, Elie,, Rifkind, David, 1968-. Surrey, England. 2014. ISBN 978-1-4724-2938-4. OCLC 874156510.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "Driehaus Prize Nomination Process". University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Clem Labine // School of Architecture // University of Notre Dame". School of Architecture. Retrieved 2020-02-14.