Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize explained

The Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize is a prize awarded every two years by the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design (UEC).[1] The cash portion of the prize includes $100,000 awarded to the recipient.[2] Recipients also earn a semester-long professorship at UC Berkeley.[3] The prize is intended to honor a "distinguished design practitioner or academic who has made significant contributions to advance gender equity in the field of architecture, and whose work exhibits commitment to sustainability and community."[4]

History

Sigrid Lorenzen Rupp created the idea of the prize prior to her death in 2004, in order to "foster a holistic approach to architecture and professional practice."[5] Jennifer Wolch, Dean of UEC, helped lead the effort to establishing the prize.[6] The inaugural year for the prize was 2012.[7]

The physical representation of the prize, created by Associate Professor Ronald Rael (Berkeley) and Associate Professor Virginia San Fratello (San Jose State University), is made of 3D printed ceramic. Rather than the two dimensional medals awarded as architecture prizes, whose history is rooted in war, the three-dimensional award and is "fabricated under the new paradigm of additive manufacturing" using humankind oldest and most humble material.[8]

Winners

Prize Winners
NameImageBirth–DeathYearArea of achievement
2012 First recipient of the prize.[9]
2014 Creator of innovative, soft material structures that are applicable in diverse situations.
2016Founder of the Estudio Carme Pinós .[10]
2018Founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS).[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheila Kennedy of KVA MATx Wins 2014 Berkeley-Rupp Prize. 15 September 2014. 13 October 2015. Archinect. Testado. Justine.
  2. Web site: $100,000 Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Prize announced. 15 September 2014. 14 October 2015. SF Gate. King. John.
  3. News: Winner of the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship & Prize. 18 September 2014. Premios Arquitectura. 14 October 2015.
  4. News: Sheila Kennedy Awarded $100K Berkeley-Rupp Prize. Campbell. Scott. 16 September 2014. MIT News. 13 October 2015.
  5. Web site: The Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize. March 2015. 14 October 2015. Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals.
  6. News: Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Hosts Leadership Awards Gala, Kicks off Built By Women Exhibition. Palmer. Lauren. 24 February 2015. Architectural Record. 14 October 2015.
  7. Book: Lewis, Anna M.. Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers. Chicago Review Press. 2014. 978-1-61374-508-3. Chicago, Illinois. 89.
  8. Web site: Berkeley-Rupp Prize for Architecture. 14 October 2015. Emerging Objects.
  9. Web site: New York Architect Deborah Berke Selected for Berkeley-Rupp Prize. 11 September 2012. 14 October 2015. Archinect. Walter. Alexander.
  10. Web site: Carme Pinós Wins 2016 Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize. Klimoski. Alex. 14 September 2016. Architectural Record. en. 2019-01-06. registration.
  11. Web site: Deanna Van Buren wins the 2018 Berkeley-Rupp Professorship and Prize. Franklin. Sydney. 2018-11-13. Archpaper.com. en-US. 2019-01-06.

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