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  Vincent Scully - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2004, Scully was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the United States' highest honor for artists and arts patrons.
Scully's early advocacy was critical to the emergence of both Louis I. Kahn and Robert Venturi as important 20th Century architects.
In 1999, the Vincent Scully Prize was established by the National Building Museum to honor individuals who have exhibited exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vincent_Scully   (291 words)

  
 NEA News Room: 2004 National Medal of Arts - VINCENT SCULLY
Vincent Scully, one of the nation’s foremost architectural historians, is a longtime Yale University professor who has taught generations of architects, planners, art historians, and politicians.
In 1999 the National Building Museum in Washington established the Vincent Scully Prize to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the built environment through scholarship, research, writing or professional practice; the first prize was awarded to Scully.
In 1995 Scully was honored as the Jefferson Lecturer of the National Endowment for the Humanities and in 2003 was awarded the J.C. Nichols Prize by the Urban Land Institute.
www.nea.gov /news/news04/medals/Scully.html   (454 words)

  
 Vincent Scully; Vince Scully
Scully was born to a modest family in New Haven, a city in which he remained his entire life.
Scully taught the large undergraduate survey of art history at Yale during the 1947-48 year during the sabbatical of Carroll Meeks (q.v.) with fellow graduate student James Ackerman (q.v.).
Scully was a champion of the "other modernism" in architecture, the non-International school of architecture in the twentieth century.
www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org /scullyv.htm   (1306 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Vincent Scully- November 26, 1999
VINCENT SCULLY: I'm sure it's what you said, I've been around so long that they felt they had to do something.
One of the reasons that Frank Lloyd Wright championed it was that he thought that offering people that kind of mobility, mobility at the moment that you choose to have it, was democratizing, made you a citizen.
VINCENT SCULLY: Once a friend of mine, a sort of modernist, said to me, "Why, your view is just the sort of view that anybody in the street would have." And I said, "That's it.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec99/scully_11-26.html   (1583 words)

  
 Phyllis Lambert Accepts Award | Design Forums
She has served architectural history and criticism equally well,” said Vincent Scully, who was unable to attend the prize presentation.
Scully is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Miami.
The jury for the 2006 Scully Prize is comprised of Chairman David Schwarz, Carolyn Brody, chair of the Museum’s Board of Trustees, Robert Peck, Samina Quraeshi, and Robert A. Stern.
www.dexigner.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=4689   (616 words)

  
 Yale Bulletin and Calendar
Vincent Scully and his wife, Catherine Lynn, along with some of Scully's former students, have writen a new book describing Yale's architectural history.
Vincent Scully, the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art, was recently recognized as one of the most influential and esteemed teachers of architectural history in our country with a National Medal of Art.
Vincent Scully: On architecture and its integral landscape
www.yale.edu /opa/v33.n13/story7.html   (1925 words)

  
 ULI 2004 Annual Report: Intersect and Connect
Vincent Scully, one of the nation’s foremost architectural historians and longtime Yale University professor, was selected as the fourth annual laureate of the Urban Land Institute J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
Scully’s selection as the 2003 Nichols Prize laureate is a tribute to “using the power of ideas to influence development,” said Goldberger, who studied under Professor Scully.
Vincent Scully has emphasized this, and (as a result), he has directly influenced and touched development and architecture,” Ratner said.
www.uli.org /am/downloads/annualreport/2004/06_A.html   (586 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Modern Architecture & Other Essays: English Books: Vincent Joseph Scully,Neil Levine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vincent Scully has shaped not only how we view the evolution of architecture in the twentieth century but also the course of that evolution itself.
Neil Levine, a former student of Scully's, selects twenty essays that reveal the breadth and depth of Scully's work from the 1950s through the 1990s.
They document Scully's seminal views on the relationship between the natural and the built environment and trace his progressively intense concern with the fabric of the street and of our communities.
www.amazon.de /Architecture-Essays-Vincent-Joseph-Scully/dp/0691074410   (469 words)

  
 Larry Scully--Biography
Laurence Vincent Scully (known as Larry Scully--see right for photo) was born of an Irish father and South African mother in Gibraltar on 12 December 1922.
Scully’s location in Stellenbosch seems to have drawn him away from the art world in Cape Town, and by the 1990s, Scully was increasingly being acclaimed as a son of Stellenbosch.
Scully had a wonderful capacity for striking up conversations with acquaintances he met through his love of art, tennis, music and travel; and these chance meetings often developed into fast friendships, such as his longstanding friendship with the Iranian tennis player Monsour Bahrami.
www.udayton.edu /mary/meditations/lscully.html   (1961 words)

  
 Vincent Scully to present CAUP Wallenberg Lecture Friday
Vincent Scully, former Sterling Professor of the History of Art at Yale University and now at the University of Miami, will deliver the College of Architecture and Urban Planning's (CAUP) annual Wallenberg Lecture at 5:30 p.m.
Scully, whose lecture is titled "The Architecture of Community," encourages design that focuses on the human aspects of life and is deeply concerned with preserving community.
Through his writing, Scully creates parallels between architecture and human life that allow people to see more deeply into a field with which they might not otherwise be concerned.
www.umich.edu /~urecord/9596/Feb06_96/artcl10.htm   (229 words)

  
 National Building Museum: Vincent Scully Prize Awarded to The Prince of Wales
The National Building Museum’s Vincent Scully Prize was established in 1999, under the leadership of David Schwarz, renowned architect and Chair of the Scully Prize Jury.
The prize’s namesake, Vincent Scully, is a beloved and esteemed professor at Yale University and now the University of Miami.
The Scully Prize, established and administered by this magnificent National Building Museum, represents the recognition and gratitude that many citizens of this country have long held for His Royal Highness’s courage, wisdom and leadership.
www.nbm.org /events/news/2005/scully_november3_prince_remarks.html   (1207 words)

  
 The National Building Museum Announces Winner of the 2005 Vincent J. Scully Prize
The National Building Museum's fifth Vincent Scully Prize will be presented on January 25, 2005 to His Highness The Aga Khan, in recognition of his contributions to promoting design excellence and improving the built environment in the Muslim world.
The Vincent Scully Prize will be presented to The Aga Khan at a fl tie Gala to be held at the National Building Museum on Monday, January 25, 2005.
Vincent Scully is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the history of art at Yale University and a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Miami.
ismaili.net /timeline/2004/20041119pr.html   (529 words)

  
 Yale University History of Art Department
He has published many articles and more than a dozen books which span a wide spectrum of subject matter, and is one of the University's most recognized scholars.
Observing early in his teaching career that urban development during the 1950s tended to destroy neighborhoods by the imposition of freeways and superblocks, Scully has since argued fervently that the principles of modernism are incompatible with communal values.
Among Scully's most well known works are The Shingle Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Richardson to the Origins of Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods: Greek Sacred Architecture, Louis I. Kahn, Pueblo: Mountain, Village, Dance, The Villas of Palladio and Architecture: the Natural and the Manmade.
www.yale.edu /arthistory/faculty/page/scullypage.html   (197 words)

  
 Vincent Scully (MHT-32)
Vincent Scully, architectural historian at Yale University, believes the consequences of architectural modernism led to a revival of traditional architecture.
Scully discusses the role of the architect in urban design and planning, and the hope he has for the future of urban planning.
Vincent Scully's American Architecture and Urbanism was published by Henry Holt & Company Inc. in 1988.
www.marshillaudio.org /resources/segment_detail.asp?ID=453054103   (116 words)

  
 News - Aga Khan receives 2005 Vincent Scully Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Accepting the Vincent Scully Prize, the Aga Khan announced that he would donate the $25,000 monetary award received with the prize, together with a matching contribution of his own, to support architectural students from developing countries studying at Harvard, Yale and MIT.
In introducing and paying tribute to the Aga Khan at the Vincent Scully Prize ceremony, James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, noted the Aga Khan’s “extraordinary sense of humanity” and his exceptional accomplishments in improving the lives of populations in developing countries.
The Vincent Scully Prize was established by the National Building Museum in 1999 to recognize exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design.
www.akdn.org /news/2005Jan26.htm   (812 words)

  
 National Building Museum: Vincent Scully Prize
The ceremony was part of the first official visit to the U.S. by both Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and the mid-day event included a talk by His Royal Highness.
It was established with an endowment in 1999 to honor Professor Scully and to extend his legacy.
Professor Scully is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Miami.
www.nbm.org /Support/scully05.html   (528 words)

  
 National Building Museum :: National Building Museum Awards Vincent Scully Prize to The Prince of Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The November 3, 2005 ceremony at the National Building Museum will feature a talk by His Royal Highness and will be part of the first official visit to the U.S. by both Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
The Prize ceremony will include a tribute by former Scully Prize recipient Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, followed by the presentation of the Prize by Vincent Scully and a talk by The Prince of Wales.
The National Building Museum established the Vincent Scully Prize in 1999 to honor Professor Scully's work and extend his legacy.
sev.prnewswire.com /art/20051025/DCTU03225102005-1.html   (789 words)

  
 Yale Daily News - Scully '40 awarded Nichols Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Scully is now a professor of art and art history as well as a lecturer at the School of Architecture.
In 1999, Scully was honored by the National Building Museum in Washington as the first recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize to honor individuals for their outstanding contributions to the built environment through scholarship, research, writing or professional practice.
In addition to these and other professional accolades, Scully is revered as an inspiration by many of his students.
www.yaledailynews.com /PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=23384   (515 words)

  
 Q&A: Vincent Scully | Metropolis Magazine | December 2001
Vincent Scully, who has taught architectural history at Yale since 1947, was thinking about how architecture defines society long before that miserable day.
Scully has praised these architects for the warmth of their peaks and pillars and has vilified plain, unsympathetic boxes--like the World Trade Center.
Scully has always urged architects to convey a civilization's memory, striving, and comity.
www.metropolismag.com /html/content_1201/scu/index.html   (1262 words)

  
 VoiceAmerica Host Talks with Renowned Architect and Historian Vincent Scully   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Renowned architect and historian Vincent Scully joins Katherine Morris in examining the social and psychological impact of architecture on American culture on her show “If These Walls Could Talk” broadcasting on the VoiceAmerica™ Channel (http://www.voice.voiceamerica.com/) Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 3PM Pacific (6PM Eastern) with an encore broadcast at 3AM Pacific (6AM Eastern).
Vincent Scully is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the history of art at Yale University whose teaching and scholarship have profoundly influenced prominent architects and urban planners for more than four decades.
He has defined architecture as a “continuing dialogue between generations that creates an environment across time.” Scully has been described by world-renowned architect Phillip Johnson as “the most influential architectural teacher ever.” Scully is the recipient of the 2004 National Medal of Arts awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2006/1/prweb334286.htm   (768 words)

  
 Mr Vincent Scully, and the Irish National League of Great Britain, Jersey branch, 1891
Found several references to a Vincent Scully, MP (Member of Parliament) for Cork from 1852-1857 and 1859-1865.
Louis Scully is pretty sure that it was Vincent's son, also Vincent, who was expected at St Helier in 1891.
Sir John Pope Hennessy (anti-Parnellite) defeats Vincent Scully (Parnellite) in the North Kilkenny by-election, by 2,527 votes to 1,362.
homepage.ntlworld.com /martin.hagger1/documents/1891JerseyINLoGB.htm   (737 words)

  
 Vincent Scully and the New Urbanism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He has taught at Yale for over 50 years, his students are a who's who of American architecture, and he has even had an award named after him.
In this program, NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez interviews architectural historian Vincent Scully, a passionate proponent of the New Urbanism.
Scully cites issues such as the backlash against high-rise housing, the detrimental effects of the interstate system on viable urban communities, and the American love affair with the single-family home.
www.hushvideos.com /v2/education/detail.asp?catalogueNo=1457   (101 words)

  
 Vincent Scully Named ULI 2003 Laureate | Planetizen
Nationally renowned architectural historian Vincent Scully is recognized for "using the power of ideas to influence development."
Vincent Scully, one of the nation's foremost architectural historians and longtime Yale University professor, has been selected as the fourth annual laureate of the Urban Land Institute J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionary Urban Development.
Scully, 83, who has taught several generations of architects, planners, art historians, developers and politicians throughout his distinguished career, has been described by world- renowned architect Philip Johnson as 'the most influential architecture teacher, ever.' "
www.planetizen.com /node/11045   (229 words)

  
 Scully, V.; Levine, N., ed.: Modern Architecture and Other Essays.
Combining the modes of historian and critic in unique and compelling ways--with an audience that reaches from students and scholars to professional architects and ardent amateurs--Scully has profoundly influenced the way architecture is thought about and made.
Vincent Scully is Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and the author of many books, including The Shingle Style, Frank Lloyd Wright, Modern Architecture: The Architecture of Democracy, American Architecture and Urbanism, and Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade.
Scully owes his reputation to an authorial voice that is as arresting in the classroom as the printed page.
press.princeton.edu /titles/7334.html   (684 words)

  
 Bujinkan Scully Dojo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The senior student of the dojo is Vincent Scully, 7th Dan, Shidoshi.
Vincent's goal is to pass on the teachings of Massaki Hatsumi, Soke, Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu,
Vincent has made numerous trips to Japan to study with Soke and other senior Shihan and
www.bujinkanscully.com /scullydojo.htm   (64 words)

  
 AIArchitect This Week | Rybczynski Wins Vincent J. Scully Prize
FAIA, to receive the eighth Vincent J. Scully Prize, established in 1999 to recognize exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design.
Among his numerous accolades, Rybczynski was appointed last year to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which advises on the design of public buildings, parks, and memorials in Washington, D.C. He was named an AIA Honorary Fellow in 1993 and received a Progressive Architecture Design Award two years earlier.
The Scully Prize was instituted in honor of Vincent J. Scully, the Sterling Professor Emeritus of the history of art at Yale University and a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Miami.
www.aia.org /aiarchitect/thisweek06/1006/1006n_scully.cfm   (359 words)

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