The Driehaus Prize is awarded to a living
architect whose work embodies the principles of traditional and classical architecture and
urbanism in contemporary society, and reflects what the jury considers positive cultural, environmental and artistic impacts. The award itself is a bronze miniature of the
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, known as the first use of the
Corinthian order on the outside of a building. The award includes a monetary prize of US$200,000. The award jury annually selects an architect who has greatly influenced the field of traditional and classical architecture. The jury travels together to a city of architectural significance, exploring it together, and taking the city's urban fabric as a backdrop for its deliberations. The jury has included notable architects and educators such as
Adele Chatfield-Taylor (since 2004, President Emerita of the
American Academy in Rome), Robert S. Davis (since 2009, developer and co-founder of
Seaside, Florida),
Paul Goldberger (since 2006, former architecture critic for
The New Yorker),
Léon Krier (since 2005, inaugural Driehaus Prize recipient),
Witold Rybczynski (since 2011, architecture critic and professor of urbanism at the
University of Pennsylvania),
Demetri Porphyrios (since 2013, is a
Greek architect and author who practices architecture in
London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates), and
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (since 2017, founder of DPZ). ==History==