“Rob Krier’s built work demonstrates a mastery of fine art, design and construction. He was one of the first of his generation to dedicate his architecture to the end of generating a harmonious urban fabric and a well-formed public realm in tandem. He paved the way for a return to the humanist ideal of seeking a civilized life in cities,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and the Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of . “His influence as a theorist has been pervasive. For the last 30 years, his published books and his extensive teaching and lecturing have attracted and influenced students and professionals throughout the world.”

The jury citation states: “Through his engagement with a variety of urban settings, clients and types of projects, Krier has generated a diverse oeuvre that is steeped in the particulars of specific places: always responsive to local cultures, built heritage and environmental issues. His work as an artist drives the poetics of his architecture and urbanism. Design, painting, sculpture, architecture and urbanism become an intense, singular art form, capable of inspiring people to understand themselves as being profoundly rooted in their community and in the world.”

Born in Luxembourg, Krier traveled extensively throughout Italy before studying architecture at the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Throughout his career, he has balanced lecturing, teaching and writing with practicing architecture. From large-scale urban interventions in Berlin to new towns in the Netherlands and residential projects in Spain, Krier has built work around the world, in addition to the incalculable impact of his theories on countless other projects.��

After graduating, he worked with Oswald Mathias Ungers in Cologne and Berlin in 1965-66 and Frei Otto in Berlin and Stuttgart in 1967-70. Krier later opened his own firm in Vienna, where he also served as professor of architecture at Vienna University of Technology from 1976 to 1998). He partnered with Nicolas Lebunetel in Montpellier, France, as well as Christoph Kohl in Berlin. He now lives and works in Berlin and in Liguria, Italy.��

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impacts while maintaining the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society. Krier is the 20th recipient of the Driehaus Prize, named for Richard H. Driehaus, founder and chairman of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC, who passed away last year.��

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, the $50,000 , given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art, will be presented to Wendell Berry, an American poet, novelist, cultural critic, environmentalist and farmer, for his contributions to the discourse about nature and the city.��

“Berry is the bard of rural life in America, a writer and poet whose work speaks for the Earth and challenges us to appreciate and steward nature as the foundation of our sustenance, our well-being and a reflection of who we are as a culture,” said Polyzoides. “His writing and commentary have had an indirect but still profound influence on our built environment, offering inspiration and direction as to where and how nature should prevail over architecture, a fundamental question for our age.”��

The jury citation reads, “Over the years, humanity has increasingly encroached upon natural landscapes with little regard for the long-term urban and environmental impact. Berry has been a voice of conscience in advocating for the conservation of the miracle and the bounty that is nature, proposing a relationship between places and people that honors and protects both.”

The author of many books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, Berry has maintained a farm in Port Royal, Kentucky, for more than 50 years. Among his many honors, he was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, bestowed by President Barack Obama in 2010. His other honors include the Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award by the National Book Critics Circle, the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for poetry, the John Hay Award of the Orion Society, and the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.��

This year’s Driehaus Prize laureate was selected by a jury composed of Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Melissa DelVecchio, partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Michael Lykoudis, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founding principal of DPZ; and Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates. Léon Krier, architect and urban planner, and the brother of Rob Krier, joined the jury for the selection of the Henry Hope Reed Award winner, but recused himself from the Driehaus Prize selection.��

“Sebastian Treese’s work is a testament to the fact that it is possible to design imaginatively and still seamlessly build within the context of a rich cultural heritage,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and the Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s 91��Ƶ of Architecture. “His buildings enrich the urban settings where they are constructed, and upon reflection it is clear that they are imbued with a rich understanding of historical precedent.”

The jury citation states that Treese’s firm “represents a new generation of European architects with the intellectual grounding and commitment to carefully re-examine the nature of building in the modern world. The firm is reinterpreting the lessons of the past to produce a new traditional architecture and urbanism that embodies the culture, climate and physical order of existing places and represents the values associated with open and just societies.”

Treese is the founder of Sebastian Treese Architekten based in Berlin with projects in Hamburg, Dusseldorf and elsewhere in Germany, and with recent work as far afield as Mumbai, India. Raised in Mainz — a region of Germany with a palpable Roman heritage — and with family roots in Normandy, Treese developed an interest in traditional architecture from an early age. He completed his studies at the Berlin University of the Arts and went on to work with architect Hans Kollhoff in Berlin before establishing Sebastian Treese Architects in 2011.

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impacts while maintaining the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society.

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, the $50,000 , given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art, will be presented posthumously to John Reps, a renowned historian of urban planning whose work has deeply influenced generations of architects and urbanists. Reps will also be honored at the March 26 award ceremony.

“Many people espouse the virtue of learning from our past, but John Reps was a rare individual who undertook the serious research to unearth buried treasure in the form of original materials related to exactly what made the design of these admired cities and towns so successful,” said Richard H. Driehaus, founder and chairman of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “Furthermore, Reps not only ensured this information was shared widely, he personally taught so many aspiring urban planners, designers and architects. He has an enduring legacy.”

The jury citation reads, “The work of Reps is integral to the understanding and practice of architecture and urbanism today. The results of his extraordinary scholarship and urbanist advocacy have inspired two generations of designers and are quietly embedded in their buildings and places throughout the United States and around the world.”

After receiving a bachelor of arts in 1943 from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from Cornell University in 1947, Reps studied in England for several years at the University of Liverpool and the London 91��Ƶ of Economics, before returning to Cornell as a faculty member in 1951. Perhaps best known for his iconic book, “The Making of Urban America” (1965), he was the prolific author of more than a dozen books on the history of American Urbanism, as well as the owner and publisher of “Historic Urban Plans.” In recognition of his status as the father of modern American city planning history, in 1996 the American Planning Association designated him a Planning Pioneer.

This year’s Driehaus Prize and Reed Award laureates were selected by a jury composed of Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Melissa DelVecchio, partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; Michael Lykoudis, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founding principal of DPZ; Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates; and Witold Rybczynski, the Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

At around 2 a.m. Feb. 29, Zhian Yin, class of ’22, awoke to the sound of students on frantic phone calls in the hallway of the Villa, the residence of third-year architecture students during their year in Rome. Other students started to wake up as well, and soon the reason for the rush of late-night communication became clear: For the first time in history, Notre Dame was suspending its programming in Italy for the remainder of the semester and bringing students home — immediately.

“It was surreal waking up, thinking I might still be flying to the U.K. [for spring break], then to read multiple emails that ended up changing our plans for the entire semester — and summer — as well as messages from classmates in the program reacting to the emotional news,” said Patrick Vercio ’21. “The events happened so quickly.”

The University’s decision to evacuate its students from Rome came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised the travel advisory for Italy to Warning Level 3 due to the increasingly rapid spread of the new coronavirus. Weeks earlier, a committee had formed with both 91��Ƶ of Architecture and University leaders meeting regularly to continually assess the situation around the world. Both 91��Ƶ of Architecture staff and staff from Notre Dame International at the Rome Global Gateway had been following University security measures since the virus surfaced in northern Italy, and when the news broke they were quick to mobilize students and support the impromptu departure process.

“The Rome staff were absolutely amazing when it came to this situation,” said Michael Bursch ’22. “The 91��Ƶ of Architecture and Villa staff already are truly wonderful people and go above and beyond the call of duty. I was very impressed by how quickly the school got everyone’s flights, and how soon we were able to leave.”

Rome staff did what it could to protect students from the virus in the previous weeks, too, placing hospital-grade hand sanitizer stations and COVID-19 info posters around the Villa in mid-February. To further educate students on the virus, staff invited Dr. Andrea Guerriero — an on-call doctor who has been serving Notre Dame students in Rome for several years — to speak with them about the virus’s transmission and symptoms, and how students could safeguard themselves against it with self-care and social distancing.

As the situation worsened, the Italian government ordered the cancellation of all educational trips through the remainder of the month, ending planned studio travel to Sicily, Naples and elsewhere in Italy. Rev. Richard S. Bullene, C.S.C., ’76 and ’81, assistant dean and academic director of the Rome 91��Ƶ Program, and professor of the practice, and Giovanna Lenzi-Sandusky, director of relations and associate professor of the practice, held a meeting with students on Feb. 24 cautioning them not to travel over their upcoming spring break. Rome staff held another meeting with students on Feb. 27 — the day of graduate midterm reviews and the day before undergraduate midterm reviews, both of which proceeded as normal — reinforcing that message, yet going further by impressing on them the serious possibility of an evacuation. Even so, many students were in denial that their time in Rome — which has been an essential, uninterrupted feature of the school’s curriculum for over five decades — could come to an abrupt end.

“I wouldn’t call the mood optimistic, but nobody really acknowledged the possibility of being sent home as probable,” said Faith Primozic ’22. “Things felt relatively normal until the evening we got the notification that Italy had been raised to a Level 3. That was, to most people, the indication that this was more serious than just a few canceled trips. Still, we talked, watched some movies and made plans with each other for the rest of the week like any other Friday.

“Around 1 in the morning, I was heading back to my room to get some sleep when I noticed my neighbor’s door was open and heard a lot of voices. They saw me and called me in, and I joined the circle of a dozen or so people sitting on the floor, trying to stay optimistic despite a growing loss of optimism.��

“Not long after, the announcement came in a mass text. We listened as one of our friends read it aloud, and then fell into a stunned silence. A few people started crying. And then we all just got up and headed back to our rooms because there was nothing else to say.”

Primozic and her fellow classmates attended a mandatory meeting with Rome staff at 8 a.m. the next morning, Feb. 29, and due to the urgency of the situation students had 24 hours to pack up their belongings and submit their works in progress, which staff scanned and sent to them after they returned home. Overnight, the school worked with Anthony Travel to book flights home for each student.

Despite the little time left to them, students made the most of their final day in the Eternal City. After packing, many wandered Rome and visited both their favorite sites and the ones they hadn’t managed to see yet, with some even staying up the entire night to catch one last sunrise. Students and Rome faculty and staff had a group farewell dinner at Naumachia Pizzeria in the neighborhood of the Rome Global Gateway, and while the mood was understandably somber, many students managed to look back on their time abroad with gratitude.

“I still had an amazing six months in Rome,” said Bursch. “We were truly blessed with an amazing time abroad and with great staff to help us through the crazy transition back to the U.S. Nothing is ever perfect, but everyone gave their best to help in a difficult situation to make things as smooth as possible.”

The original plan was for the students returning from Rome to self-isolate at home for two weeks before coming back to Notre Dame’s campus to finish their semester with their fellow architecture students in Walsh Family Hall. During those two weeks, the severity of the crisis became more obvious and the decision was made that all Notre Dame students would complete the semester at home through remote instruction.

The transition was not easy, but the students and the faculty, with the support of the staff both in Rome and on campus, rose to the occasion. Students successfully completed both their studio projects as well as their watercolor classes and history and theology courses.

Final reviews were conducted via Zoom and livestreamed to classmates, family and friends via YouTube. Even under the difficult circumstances, the students completed beautiful projects and displayed a mastery of the course content. Their time in Rome, although shorter than intended, clearly had the designed effect of changing how they view architecture and urbanism.

The B.Arch. Class of 2022 as well as the affected graduate students will hold a special place in the history of the 91��Ƶ of Architecture, with the hope of gathering in Rome for a reunion of their own in future years.

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Clem Labine

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, Clem Labine, the publisher and founder of influential publications, prizes and digital media, will receive the $50,000 . This is given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art.

“The work of Ong-ard Satrabhandhu demonstrates innovation within tradition,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and the Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s . “His projects have a unique beauty that results from incorporating lessons gleaned from years of study across diverse cultures. The resulting buildings seamlessly blend with the vernacular traditions of Thailand.”

“Satrabhandhu’s work is imbued with a remarkable tranquility and beauty at all scales from residential to commercial and public spaces,” said Richard H. Driehaus, founder and chairman of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “I am pleased he has joined the pantheon of Driehaus Prize laureates, who represent the highest accomplishments of contemporary classicism in diverse cultures around the world.”

The jury citation states, “(Satrabhandhu’s) early work clearly reflected his modernist education at American schools of architecture — designs of large-scale commercial buildings in Bangkok. His search for meaning in architectural form led him to explore historical sources that conveyed a sense of place with tranquility, and an environmentally responsible culture of building. This search eventually led him to classicism in its truest sense — the immutable tradition of a given culture and the universal components found across time and place.”

Satrabhandhu practices architecture as a principal of the firm Ong-ard Architects, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He received a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1965 and a master’s degree in urban studies from Yale University in 1967. He is the author of “A Tradition of Serenity.” He is dedicated to using his design to reinforce the principles of the traditional city and, accordingly, his research and advocacy have brought recognition to the problems facing historic Lanna buildings and temples characteristic of Chiang Mai.

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impact in keeping with the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society.

Also honored at the March 28 award ceremony will be Labine, the Henry Hope Reed Award laureate, for his vital role in creating and maintaining a national network of architects, academics and artisans devoted to the promotion of traditional architecture.

“Clem Labine created a vibrant forum for ideas that have undoubtedly changed the course of contemporary classicism in America,” said Driehaus. “His vision allowed strangers to become collaborators, leading to a true professional community.”

The jury citation reads, “(Labine’s) audience reach transcends the academic, professional and construction industries and dignifies all the disciplines that produce beauty in the built environment. Labine’s work has encouraged an entire industry to thrive, making information and connections available to broad audiences, and ensuring that the practice of traditional and classical architecture could grow beyond the regional to the broad constituency it enjoys today.”

Labine is the founder and editor emeritus of Old-House Journal, Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines. Labine also created the Palladio Award, which recognizes excellence in traditional design, and the eponymous Clem Labine Award for creating more humane and beautiful environments.

This year’s Driehaus Prize and Henry Hope Reed Award laureates were selected by a jury composed of Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Melissa DelVecchio, partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founding principal of DPZ; Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates; and Witold Rybczynski, the Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

Recipients of the prize have a major influence on how towns and cities can best be built and re-built to reflect and promote new urban principals including walkability, diversity, beauty��and sustainability. Lykoudis has devoted his career to the building, study and promotion of traditional architecture and urbanism as a way of addressing the critical issues of our time facing the built and natural environment.��

“Since its founding, I have looked to Seaside as a beacon of knowledge and inspiration. In an era when resilience, beauty and good stewardship are more important than ever, it is a special honor to be recognized by the Seaside Institute, a symbol of all three. But Seaside is not only a symbol, it is also a home town. Not merely a home for good ideas, for a philosophy and an intellectual movement, but a home for its residents and visitors. I look forward to coming home for this year’s prize,” said Lykoudis.��

The Seaside Institute will hold the 28th annual Seaside Prize Weekend March 6-8, highlighting Lykoudis’ significant contributions to enhance the architectural community, while advancing the tenets of New Urbanism.��

The Seaside Institute is the official nonprofit organization of Seaside that was founded by Robert and Daryl Davis in 1981. The purpose of the organization is to promote buildable, sustainable places through design and education, using Seaside as a living laboratory.
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Originally published by Mary Beth Zachariades at on Oct.��15.

Maurice Culot, a Paris-based architect, urbanist, theorist and critic who was at the forefront of the creation of the modern traditional movement, influencing the thinking and practice of architecture for generations, will receive the 2019 at the University of Notre Dame.�� Established in 2003, the $200,000 prize honors lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world.

“Maurice Culot has had a remarkable influence on generations of architects and urbanists, leading the retrieval and dissemination of knowledge about what makes a city vibrant and livable,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s . “From publications, competitions and prizes to the work of his own practice, Culot has made immense contributions to the improvement of cities around the world.”

A native of Charleroi, Belgium, Culot attended the prestigious L’École de la Cambre in Brussels. Upon graduating in 1964, he completed a residency at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Taliesin West. From those experiences, he went on to pursue an academic career as a teacher and theorist whose writing has had far-reaching impact. Culot is president of ARCAS Architecture & Urbanism, with associate offices in Paris, Belgium and Poland. ARCAS focuses on the construction of new neighborhoods and urban extensions with designs rooted in the history and culture of the particular region.

The jury citation states, “Culot’s organizations and collaborations in publications, counter-proposals and prizes, as well as his teaching and lecturing worldwide, have influenced generations of architects and urbanists. Culot made it possible to recover the knowledge of the elements and principles that have defined the best urban environments across time and place that was nearly lost, providing a brighter future for cities, towns and villages around the globe.”

Carl Laubin

The Driehaus Prize will be presented to Culot on March 23 (Saturday) at a celebration in Chicago. The award ceremony will also honor Carl Laubin, a renowned painter in the classical tradition, who will receive the $50,000 — given to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the culture of the traditional city through its architecture and art.

“With his stunningly detailed capricci, Carl Laubin has brought another dimension to the work of architects both past and present, allowing a glimpse into a beautiful world, sometimes real and sometimes imagined,” said Richard H. Driehaus, founder and chairman of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “Both Laubin and Culot have been instrumental in redefining classicism in a modern context.”

“In this digital age, Laubin creates beautiful paintings by hand with extraordinary skill and an ability to connect his painting to a larger body of knowledge. His work expresses ideas that embrace architecture and urbanism as a continuity, celebrating the commonality of cultures through time and place,” according to the jury citation. It continues, “Laubin’s work reflects the complexity of both the structure of the painting and the composition of the buildings, with each building relating to the others and to its context. Through the thematic and formal relationships in his paintings Laubin asks us questions about both how the world is and how it ought to be.”

After receiving a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, Laubin moved to London in 1973 where he worked for a number of architectural firms. While working for Jeremy Dixon, Laubin was encouraged to make his first architectural paintings, going on to illustrate the firm’s redevelopment of the Royal Opera House. In 1986, he fully devoted his career to painting. Laubin is perhaps best known for his architectural capricci. While his work centers on architecture, it includes many landscapes, paintings of sculpture and occasional portraits.

This year’s Driehaus Prize and Reed Award laureates were selected by a jury composed of Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Melissa DelVecchio, partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Paul Goldberger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founding principal of DPZ; Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates; and Witold Rybczynski, Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

Contact:��Amanda Skofstad, assistant director of media relations,��574-631-4313,��

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2019 Driehaus Prize Laureate Work

Reconstruction of the Tegel District. Berlin, Germany. 1980. Based on a dense urban plan, the project contains variously formed public spaces – circular, square, triangular and in hemicycle – articulated in the classical Berlin tradition. In collaboration with Léon Krier and other classical architects.

Hôtel de Wignacourt. Paris, France. 1999-2002. Grand staircase. Reconstruction and interior decoration of a hôtel particulier on the Boulevard Saint-Germain for the Belgian Embassy. The work includes the rehabilitation of the heavily deteriorated grand staircases and the restoration of the drawing rooms. Work awarded the prize Europa Nostra.

Les Portes de l’imaginaire. Magny-le-Hongre, France. 2005. New residential quarter situated on a sloped terrain and conceived in the local vernacular as a historic village located near an abbey. An example of the composition technique “mytho-genesis” which places the project in a historical context, imaginary yet plausible.

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Torsten Kulke

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, Torsten Kulke, chair of the Society for the Rebuilding of the Historical New Market Dresden in Germany, will receive the $50,000 , given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art.

“In contrast to current conventions of flawed experimentation in public housing, the Breitmans’ work stands out for its beauty and dignity,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s . “The public-private partnerships in which the Breitmans have engaged show the power of public officials to transform cities by carefully selecting architects and urban planners who are sensitive to the needs of citizens who experience the built environment on a daily basis.”

The jury citation states, “Unlike so many recent urban interventions, the work of the Breitmans takes its place in and inspiration from historical cities, breathing new life into beloved and time-tested architectural and urban patterns. Their developments contribute momentously to the enterprise of creating and preserving attractive and thriving urban communities that are sustainable, accessible, and that elevate the cultural life of their denizens.”

A native of Belgium, Nada Breitman-Jakov attended the L'École de la Cambre in Brussels, receiving degrees in both architecture and urban planning. Marc Breitman was born in Paris and received an architecture degree from the École des Beaux-Arts. Together, the two formed Breitman and Breitman, an architecture and urban planning studio, in 1989. Their projects range from residences, schools, hotels and commercial blocks to entire neighborhoods.

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impact in keeping with the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society.

Also honored at the March 24 award ceremony will be the Henry Hope Reed Award laureate Torsten Kulke, chair of the Gesellschaft Historischer Neumarkt Dresden (GHND), for his outstanding leadership in the reconstruction of the destroyed Neumarkt.

When Kulke undertook the project to rebuild the historic city center in Dresden in 1999, the Neumarkt area had been largely empty for more than 50 years.

“Torsten Kulke had the vision to see that Dresden could become a vibrant city once again, respectful of its own rich history, and he overcame significant political opposition to his plan,” said Richard H. Driehaus, founder and chairman of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “Through private investment and careful project management, Torsten accomplished an extraordinary feat, and Dresden has become a model of redevelopment for cities and towns around the world.”

The jury citation reads, “The reconstruction of the Historical Neumarkt at Dresden over the past two decades is an extraordinary achievement that has been met with astonishment and delight around the world. It is unique in Germany and indeed in the world in its ambition to resuscitate the lost historic heart of a city destroyed decades ago by war.�� It is hoped that this recognition will reinforce Kulke’s and the GHND’s authority and encourage other projects of reconstruction and new traditional architecture in and around Dresden as well as similar remarkable initiatives already underway in Berlin, Frankfurt-am-Main, and Potsdam.”

This year’s Driehaus Prize and Reed Award laureates were selected by a jury composed of Adele Chatfield-Taylor, president emerita of the American Academy in Rome; Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Paul Goldberger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founding principal of DPZ; Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates; and Witold Rybczynski, Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Contact: Amanda Skofstad, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4313, skofstad@nd.edu

, AIA ’95 and ’10 has been recognized as one of America’s Most Admired Educators by DesignIntelligence.

This list of education role models are selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads, and students. Educators and administrators from the disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture are considered for inclusion.

DesignIntelligence describes John as “an incredible mentor, one who is dedicated to engaging his students and cultivating a love for drafting and the practice of architecture” noting that he is “extremely committed to ensuring students understand the most important aspects of professional practice, even if they are not as glamorous as design.”

This honor comes following John’s selection by student groups as the 91��Ƶ’s 2016-2017 Educator of the Year.

Originally published by Mary Beth Zachariades at on October 11, 2017.

Robert Adam, an architect known for his scholarship as well as his practice, has been named the recipient of the 2017 at the University of Notre Dame. Adam, the 15th Driehaus Prize laureate, will be awarded the $200,000 prize and a bronze miniature of the Choregic Monument of Lysikrates during a ceremony on March 25 (Saturday) in Chicago.

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, the $50,000 , given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art, will be presented posthumously to architectural historian James S. Ackerman. Additionally, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Driehaus Prize, the jury has elected to honor the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) with a special award for contributions to the public realm.

“Throughout his career, Robert Adam has engaged the critical issues of our time, challenging contemporary attitudes toward architecture and urban design. He has written extensively on the tensions between globalism and regionalism as we shape our built environment,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s . “Sustainability is at the foundation of his work, achieved through urbanism and architecture that is respectful of local climate, culture and building customs.”

Adam received his architectural education at Westminster University and was a Rome Scholar in 1972–73. In 1977 he became a director of the architectural and urban design practice now known as ADAM Architecture. Adam was active in the founding of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU), an organization established in 2001 to connect organizations and practitioners interested in traditional architecture and urbanism and bring their ideas to a wider audience.

“Robert Adam has made seminal and sustained contributions to his discipline by establishing a dialogue between the traditional and modern modes of architecture,” said Richard H. Driehaus, founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “He has had tremendous success by experimenting with contemporary materials and methods within the context of local and regional traditions.”

Adam works with clients on a wide range of projects including master planning, public and commercial buildings, extensions to historic buildings and private houses. He is the author of numerous essays as well as books, most notably “Classical Architecture: A Complete Handbook” (1990), “The Globalisation of Modern Architecture” (2012) and “Classic Columns: 40 years of writing on architecture” (2017). Adam is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an academician at the Academy of Urbanism, a senior fellow of the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment (Heritage) and founder and past-chair of the College of Chapters at INTBAU (UK). He has been a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award judge for nine years, was twice elected by membership to the governing RIBA Council, and from 2001 to 2003 became honorary secretary, at which time he founded the Traditional Architecture Group.

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impact in keeping with the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society.

James S. Ackerman

The award ceremony on March 25 will also honor the Henry Hope Reed Award laureate, James S. Ackerman, who until his death several weeks ago was the Arthur Kingsley Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus at Harvard University. Perhaps best known for his studies of Michelangelo and Palladio, Ackerman produced an extensive body of original scholarship, skillfully written and carefully sourced. Ackerman received his bachelor’s degree from Yale in 1941 and went on to further studies at New York University, earning a master’s degree in 1947 and doctorate in 1952.

“James Ackerman’s immense contributions to contemporary understanding of Renaissance architecture have greatly influenced not only the field of architectural history but the practice of architecture today,” stated Driehaus. “His work brought the past to life, allowing generations of architects to learn from the early masters of the craft.”

In recognition of the Congress for the New Urbanism’s 25 years of work promoting the development of healthy, walkable, livable communities, the Driehaus Prize jury named CNU recipient of a special award for contributions to the public realm.

“We live in an age that often privileges the private realm over the public, and the Congress for the New Urbanism has worked tirelessly to promote the interests of the public realm. Initially through the design of new communities like Seaside, Florida, and later through education outreach that expanded demand for the improvement of established towns and cities,” stated Dean Lykoudis. “For over two decades, CNU has shown how it is possible to meet the needs of diverse communities with a basic set of principles that can be adapted for different cultures and traditions to create vibrant, beautiful places.”

Recipients of this year’s awards were selected by a jury composed of Adele Chatfield-Taylor, president emerita of the American Academy in Rome; Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Paul Goldberger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; and Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates.

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Contact: Mary Beth Zachariades, 91��Ƶ of Architecture, 574-631-5720, mb.zachariades@nd.edu

Scott Merrill, an architect known for his originality and creative application of architectural precedents, has been named the recipient of the 2016 at the University of Notre Dame. Merrill, the 14th Driehaus Prize laureate, will be awarded the $200,000 prize and a bronze miniature of the Choregic Monument of Lysikrates during a ceremony on March 19 (Saturday) in Chicago.

In conjunction with the Driehaus Prize, , city historian of Havana, Cuba, will receive the $50,000 , given annually to an individual working outside the practice of architecture who has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art.

“Scott Merrill has demonstrated how the principles of classicism can be used as a foundation for designing buildings that respond to and express regional character while employing the richness of precedents found throughout the ages, including our own,” said , Driehaus Prize jury chair and Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of Notre Dame’s . “His applications of architectural forms from various times and places to modern settings are used to reinforce the values of community, beauty and sustainability without sacrificing economy.”

Seaside Chapel, view of the precinct from the south. The chapel was designed by 2016 Driehaus laureate Scott Merrill.

Merrill’s extensive knowledge of vernacular and classical traditions in architecture form the base of his imaginative buildings that are built on a human scale and imbued with originality as well as beauty. His designs span from single-family houses to master plans and include an impressive variety of building types such as a federal courthouse, apartment buildings, town halls, an equestrian center and an acclaimed chapel in Seaside, Florida.

After graduating from the University of Virginia, Merrill went on to receive a master of architecture degree from Yale University. He is the founder and principal designer of in Vero Beach, Florida. The firm, known for its integration of building type and site planning, has designed projects in varied locales including England, Haiti, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates as well as throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

“The jury’s selection of Scott Merrill as the 2016 Driehaus Prize laureate brings into focus his remarkable ability to apply the principles of traditional architecture to a wide variety of building types while integrating unique regional identities,” said , founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Chicago-based Driehaus Capital Management LLC. “His work beautifully demonstrates the inherent versatility of traditional architecture.”

The Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame was established in 2003 to honor lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world. The prize is awarded annually to a living architect whose work has had positive cultural, environmental and artistic impact in keeping with the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society.

Eusebio Leal Spengler. Photo by Alexis Rodríguez.

The award ceremony on March 19 will also honor the Henry Hope Reed Award laureate, Eusebio Leal Spengler, whose innovative leadership saved the historic center of Old Havana. Leal transformed the Office of the Historian from a conventional cultural agency to a financially autonomous model of management that not only generates the funds needed to undertake complex restoration projects but also provides support for the local community.

“I applaud the selection of Dr. Leal as the recipient of the 2016 Henry Hope Reed Award,” said Driehaus. “His tireless and strategic efforts to protect the cultural heritage of the Cuban people are an inspiration to all of us with a passion for historic preservation. His work has ensured that Havana will be a source of inspiration for all of us in perpetuity.”

Leal is the Havana City Historian as well as the director of the restoration program of Old Havana and its historic center, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Additionally, he serves as deputy to the National Assembly in Cuba, as president of the Commission of Monuments in the City of Havana and as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. Leal is a specialist in archaeological sciences and received a master’s degree in Latin American, Caribbean and Cuban studies from the University of Havana as well as a doctorate in historical sciences.

“Eusebio Leal’s work in Havana has not only helped save what is one of the most stunningly beautiful cities in the world, and in particular the western hemisphere, but also by example, it has highlighted the importance of an architectural and urban culture that maintains a spirit of conservation and investment as opposed to consumption and waste,” said Lykoudis.

Recipients of this year’s Driehaus Prize and Reed Award were selected by a jury composed of Adele Chatfield-Taylor, president emerita of the American Academy in Rome; Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida; Paul Goldberger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair; Léon Krier, architect and urban planner; Demetri Porphyrios, principal of Porphyrios Associates; and Witold Rybczynski, Meyerson Professor Emeritus of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.

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In recognition of his contribution to the enrichment and recovery of Andalusian architecture, Australian-born architect Donald Gray will receive the 2015 , presented by the University of Notre Dame in partnership with the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust.

Gray will be presented with 50,000 euros and a commemorative medal on Wednesday (Oct. 28) in Madrid at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. A Spanish citizen based in La Alpujarra, Gray has focused much of his work in Marbella, Malaga and La Alpujarra, sites of outstanding projects such as the Urbanización La Virginia, Las Lomas del Marbella Club, the new City Hall in Pitres and the hotel La Tartana.

“Donald Gray began his career at a time when appreciation for traditional building was at one of the lowest points, and he has flourished in creating new spaces that respect the history of the region during decades where modernist ideas have ruled, often leading to the destruction of not only buildings but the knowledge of how to craft buildings,” said , Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean of the 91��Ƶ of Architecture.

The Manzano Prize recognizes the work of architects who defend and preserve vernacular architecture and reinforce Spain’s unique architectural heritage. The award is named after the architect Rafael Manzano Martos, who has devoted his professional life to the preservation of the architectural and urban heritage of Spain through both the restoration and the design of new architecture based on this heritage.

Richard H. Driehaus, founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Chicago-based , noted, “The Manzano Prize was established specifically to recognize Spanish architects whose work represents continuity in the inherited architectural language of a given region or place. Donald Gray’s work is exemplary in this regard; his projects are timeless and perfectly embody the spirit of the prize.”

In conjunction with the prize, a two-day seminar will be held with the theme Architecture and Humanism. The seminar topic was inspired by Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Laudato Si’, which included a direct message to architects and urban planners that their work must be focused on enhancing people’s quality of life. Gray’s work is a shining example of incorporating the history, culture and architecture of a place into the construction of new communities that are attractive and create a sense of belonging.

The Manzano Prize was established after Driehaus met Manzano in Chicago after the architect was presented with the 2010 , an international award that honors lifetime contributions to traditional, classical and sustainable architecture and urbanism in the modern world.

Contact: Mary Beth Zachariades, 91��Ƶ of Architecture, 574-631-5720, mb.zachariades@nd.edu