The Richard H. Driehaus Prize is awarded to a living architect whosework 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 thepractice of architecturewho has supported the cultivation of the traditional city, its architecture and art through writing, planning or promotion.
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.
ANDRES DUANY
Andrés Duany is a founding principal at Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ). The firm’s method of integrating planning with accompanying design codes is being applied in towns and cities for sites ranging from ten to over 500,000 acres throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Andrés Duany has delivered hundreds of lectures and seminars, addressing architects, planning groups, university students, and the general public. His recent publications include The New Civic Art and Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. He was a founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and is a Director of the Board Emeritus. Established in 1993 with the mission of reforming urban growth patterns, the Congress has been characterized by The New York Times as “the most important collective architectural movement in the United States in the past fifty years.” Andrés received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University, and after a year of study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, he received a master’s degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates, the Brandeis Award for Architecture, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Medal of Architecture from the University of Virginia, the Vincent J. Scully Prize for exemplary practice and scholarship in architecture and urban design from the National Building Museum, and the Seaside Prize for contributions to community planning and design from the Seaside Institute.
ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, a founding principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, is dean of the University of Miami’s School of Architecture, where she has taught since 1979. Having initiated the graduate program in Suburb and Town Design in 1988, she continues to explore current issues in city growth and reconstruction with students and faculty. She has served as Director of the Center for Urban Community and Design, organizing and promoting numerous design exercises for the benefit of communities throughout South Florida. Elizabeth is a founder and emeritus board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism. She has co-authored two books: Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream and The New Civic Art. Elizabeth received her undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University and her master’s degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture. She has received several honorary doctorates including an honorary doctorate in Architecture from the University of Notre Dame. She has also received the Brandeis Award for Architecture, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Medal of Architecture from the University of Virginia, the Vincent J. Scully Prize for exemplary practice and scholarship in architecture and urban design from the National Building Museum, and the Seaside Prize for contributions to community planning and design from The Seaside Institute. She lectures frequently and has been a visiting professor at a number of schools of architecture in North America. She has been a resident at the American Academy in Rome and for fourteen years served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University. She is a board member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America.
RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS
Richard H. Driehaus, a lifelong Chicago resident, has enjoyed business success earning a reputation within the investment management industry as an accomplished investor. In addition to his career, he has also focused his attention and energy on a variety of philanthropic and community-service oriented projects, individually and through the efforts of The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
Many of Mr. Driehaus’ charitable endeavors have been devoted to DePaul University where he received his B.S.C. degree in 1965 and an M.B.A. in 1970. He has endowed DePaul’s The Richard H. Driehaus Center for International Business Studies and The Richard H. Driehaus Center in Behavioral Finance. Mr. Driehaus has also provided scholarships to full-time M.B.A. candidates both at DePaul’s Chicago campus and the affiliated business program in Prague, Czech Republic.
Having a strong commitment to historic preservation and design excellence, Mr. Driehaus’ efforts have included the restoration of the Ransom Cable House in Chicago and the award-winning restoration of a 1905 Georgian Revival style country house in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He has also made major contributions for the restoration of Old St. Patrick’s Church and St. Ignatius High School in Chicago. Mr. Driehaus is involved in the activities of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois, the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation and several preservation organizations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has also been involved in the preservation and restoration of historic homes in the Bronzeville and Prairie Avenue Districts of Chicago, as well as a variety of religious-oriented restoration projects.
Mr. Driehaus has promoted design excellence through his sponsorship of a design competition for a campus center building at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and his funding of Herman Driehaus scholarships at IIT. He sponsored the Millennium Gate Foundation design charrette that resulted in the conceptual design of this monumental entry at Washington’s Barney Circle, and has also sponsored design competitions to produce designs for Chicago Public Schools and non-profit public housing. Mr. Driehaus also supports design programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Architecture and the Arts. In addition, the Richard H. Driehaus Museum at Navy Pier in Chicago features a display of important Tiffany stained glass pieces from Mr. Driehaus’ personal collection. Most recently, Mr. Driehaus announced the acquisition of the famous Nickerson Mansion in Chicago which will be restored and renovated to house various pieces of fine art and collectibles from Mr. Driehaus’ private collection.
THE JURY
Each member of the jury, besides Richard H. Driehaus and the dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, serves a three-year term.
In addition to Richard H. Driehaus, the selection committee of leading architects and educators included: Adele Chatfield-Taylor, president of the American Academy in Rome; Elizabeth Meredith Dowling, author and professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture; Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker; David M. Schwarz, president of David M. Schwarz / Architectural Services, Inc.; and Michael Lykoudis, dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.
THE CHOREGIC MONUMENT OF LYSIKRATES
The Choregic Monument of Lysikrates in Athens is best known as the first use of the Corinthian Order on the outside of a building. This exquisite monument is minor in size but has served as an expression of Corinthian elegance in exterior and interior applications throughout the United States and Europe. The monument, one of the most delightful remains of Hellenistic antiquity, was initially built as a monumental base to support a now-lost bronze tripod won by a young man as the trophy for a musical competition in 334 B.C. His proud parents exalted this victory by constructing a blue-marble structure from Mount Hymetos not only to raise the bronze tripod on a pedestal, but to create a lasting architectural icon. The square base supports a cylindrical tower surrounded by six columns of white marble from Mount Penteli, the same marble used in the Parthenon. The number of columns is divided in half to culminate in a three-pronged finial covered with intertwining acanthus leaves and stalks that provided the rests for the tripod.