Wheelwright Prize
| Wheelwright Prize | |
|---|---|
| Current: Jingru (Cyan) Cheng | |
| Awarded for | Talented early-career architects worldwide proposing exceptional itineraries for research and discovery. |
| Sponsored by | Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| Country | United States |
| Reward(s) | US$100,000 |
| First awarded | 1936 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Website | www |
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.
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 instituion.[3]
The 2024 jury cycle comprises Noura Alsayeh, Mira Henry, Mark Lee, Jacob Riedel, Enrique Walker, and Harvard GSD dean Sarah M. Whiting.[8]
References
- ^ "Arthur E. Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship in Architecture". Harvard Worldwide. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ "Wheelwright Prize". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ a b c d e Ireland, Corydon (2013-01-28). "Widening the Wheelwright". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Madsen, Deane (2015-04-27). "Erik L'Heureux Wins 2015 Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize". Architect Magazine.
- ^ Capps, Kriston (2013-05-15). "Architect Gia Wolff Wins the Inaugural Wheelwright Prize". Architect Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ "Eligibility". Wheelwright Prize. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ Hickman, Matt (2023-07-05). "Jingru (Cyan) Cheng Named Winner of 2023 Wheelwright Prize | Architectural Record". Architectural Record. Retrieved 2024-06-23.