Applications for the 2023 Harvard Wheelwright International Competition for Early-Career Architects are open.
The Wheelwright Prize is an open international competition that awards $100,000 to a talented early-career architect to support an expansive, intensive design research project.
The Wheelwright Prize promotes innovative architectural research that has the potential to have a substantial influence on the conversation surrounding architecture. They are looking for individuals who can take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to advance a research project that will significantly impact their professional development and the field of architecture as a whole. They prefer accomplished but emerging candidates who are resourceful and risk-takers.
Benefits
The winner of the Harvard Wheelwright Competition will receive:
- $100,000 prize to support the proposed research project
- Invitation to lecture at Harvard GSD
- Possibility to publish research in a Harvard GSD publication
Eligibility
- The Wheelwright International Competition is open to early-career architects based anywhere in the world.
- Applicant must have graduated from a professionally accredited architecture degree program in the past 15 years.
- Applicants need not be registered or licensed.
- Applicants may not have received the Arthur Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship previously.
- The Wheelwright Prize is available to individual entrants only.
Application Process
Applicants are to submit the following materials in English:
- Current CV.
- Portfolio (maximum of 10 images)
- The portfolio may be supplemented by published articles or research papers written by the applicant.
- A written description of the proposed research project (maximum 6,000 characters).
- List of three professional references (full name, affiliation, contact information, and relationship to the applicant).
To apply for the Harvard Wheelwright International Competition, click here
Deadline: January 29, 2022.
For more information, visit the official site.
