Awards

VINCENT SCULLY PRIZE

The Vincent Scully Prize, established in 1999, is named for the esteemed professor who inspired so many across the building disciplines. Scully was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Miami. For more than four decades, his teaching and scholarship profoundly influenced prominent architects, urban planners, and others.

The Prize recognizes excellence in practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. The nomination and selection process for each year’s recipient resides within the Prize jury. The Museum participates in deliberations and may submit candidates, but it does not vote on finalists. Current jury members:

• Chair: Ellen Dunham-Jones, Professor, Director, Urban Design Program, Georgia Tech School of Architecture
• James Corner, FASLA, Founder and CEO, James Corner Field Operations
• Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Partner, DPZ/CoDesign
• Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair
• Walter Hood, ASLA, Creative Director and Founder, Hood Design Studio

2022 Vincent Scully Prize

The National Building Museum is proud to recognize Dolores Hayden, professor emerita of architecture, urbanism, and American studies at Yale University, as the 24th recipient of the Museum’s annual Vincent Scully Prize. 

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Past Recipients

HONOR AWARD

Bestowed at the Museum’s annual Gala since 1986, the Honor Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to our built heritage. Recipients are leaders who have defined our culture, developed our communities, and crafted our built environment. Individually, they have advanced our building arts and sciences. Collectively, their legacy is profound.

2023: KOHLER

Past Recipients

HENRY C. TURNER PRIZE FOR INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION

The prize, named after the founder of Turner Construction Company, recognizes an invention, an innovative methodology, and/or exceptional leadership by an individual or team of individuals in construction technology including construction techniques, innovations and practices, project management, and engineering design. The Turner Construction Company established an endowment in 2001 to support the Prize, which carries a cash award of $25,000.

Past Recipients