Wheelwright Prize

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Wheelwright Prize
Current: Jingru (Cyan) Cheng
Awarded forTalented early-career architects worldwide proposing exceptional itineraries for research and discovery.
Sponsored byHarvard Graduate School of Design
CountryUnited States
Reward(s)US$100,000
First awarded1936;88 years ago (1936)
Last awarded2023
Website www.wheelwrightprize.org

The Wheelwright Architecture Prize (formerly known as the Arthur C. Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship) [1] is an international architecture traveling fellowship presented annually to "talented early-career architects worldwide proposing exceptional itineraries for research and discovery." [2] Founded in 1935 by the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the prize is entirely funded by the same institution.

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History

The Wheelwright Prize was established in 1935 as the Arthur C. Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship, and was originally open only to alumni of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [3]

Arthur C. Wheelwright graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1887. After graduation, he spent a year working in his father's cotton commission house in Boston. [3] However, Wheelwright then pursued a two-year study of architecture in Boston, as Harvard did not yet offer architecture courses. He went on to study art in Paris for three years, faced a period of illness, and ultimately settled into the life of a farmer and part-time artist in Westwood, Massachusetts. [3] Three years after his death in 1932, his widow, Edith F. Wheelwright, honored his life by establishing a fellowship for "travel and study outside the United States." [3]

The core idea of the prize was to provide a Grand Tour experience to graduates at a time when international travel was uncommon. [4]

In 2013, the grant was renamed and reformatted to become an international competition for early-career architects who have graduated from an professionally accredited architectural program within the last 15 years. [5]

Eligibility

The Wheelwright Prize is open to early-career architects based anywhere in the world who have graduated from a professionally accredited architecture degree program in the past 15 years. [6] The fellowship must be granted to individual entrants, and those winners based in the United States, their research must be partially undertaken outside the country. [7]

The recipient receives US$100,000 for travel and research-related expenses, which are expected to be spent throughout two years from its announcement. [4] Along with the money, the recipient is invited to lecture at the school and given the opportunity to appear in a research publication of the same institution. [3]

The 2024 jury cycle comprises Noura Alsayeh, Mira Henry, Mark Lee, Jacob Riedel, Enrique Walker, and Harvard GSD dean Sarah M. Whiting. [8]

Laureates

The 1968-1969 laureate, Adèle Naudé Santos, was the first female prize winner. [9] Since 2013, non-GSD alumni have been allowed to apply, provided they graduated from a professionally accredited architectural program within the last 15 years. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Wheelwright Prize". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Ireland, Corydon (2013-01-28). "Widening the Wheelwright". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. 1 2 Dagenais, Travis (2019-09-10). "The Grand Tour: GSD's Wheelwright Prize reminds architects of the power of global research". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. 1 2 Madsen, Deane (2015-04-27). "Erik L'Heureux Wins 2015 Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize". Architect Magazine .
  6. ↑ Capps, Kriston (2013-05-15). "Architect Gia Wolff Wins the Inaugural Wheelwright Prize". Architect Magazine . Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ↑ "Eligibility". Wheelwright Prize. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  8. ↑ Hickman, Matt (2023-07-05). "Jingru (Cyan) Cheng Named Winner of 2023 Wheelwright Prize | Architectural Record". Architectural Record. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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