Eleventh Vincent Scully Prize

05/11/2009

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Award-Honor, Prize for Seminal Work

The Vincent Scully Prize recognized Alexander’s seminal books such as ‘A Pattern Language’ and ‘The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe’ as well as his efforts toward inspiring students to be more thoughtful design practitioners. Alexander was unable to attend the prize ceremony; thus, Randy Schmidt, vice president of the Center for Environmental Structure delivered Alexander’s 15 minutes presentation with slides of projects and artworks. This was followed by a panel monitored by Boston Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell, with the participation of Michael Mehhafy, ELizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean in the U. of Miami School of Architecture, Witold Rybezynski, Professor in the University of Pennsylvania, and .

Awarded by:

The National Building Museum

Presented at:

The National Building Museum

Contents

Records

Eleventh Vincent Scully Prize: Media Advisory Plan 03/08/2009

Event Information

Authors:

Scott Kratz, National Building Museum, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

Draft of media advisory on the 2009 Eleventh Vincent Scully Prize sent for reviewing and possible editing by Christopher Alexander; attached, cover note with deadlines for response.