Charlie Rose Wins 2014 Vincent Scully Prize
John Hill
12. September 2014
Photo: Courtesy of National Building Museum
At a public award ceremony and lecture in November, the National Building Museum will present broadcaster Charlie Rose its prize that recognizes "exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design."
Rose, anchor and executive editor of the PBS interview show Charlie Rose and co-anchor of CBS This Morning, is being recognized as the 16th recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize "for exploring the value of good design, the growth of cities, and the shape of the urban form through his insightful and substantive conversations with leading thinkers of our day."
Since premiering his PBS talk show in 1991, Rose has held more than 100 interviews with architects and architecture critics, much more than any other news program in the United States. To name just a few, these include architects Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Rem Koolhaas, Philip Johnson, Richard Meier, Renzo Piano, Robert A.M. Stern, Bernard Tschumi, and Rafael Viñoly, and critics Paul Goldberger, Herbert Muschamp, and Ada Louise Huxtable.
Additionally, on occasion he has devoted his one-hour program to architectural issues, such as convening a panel of architects and critics inside Peter Eisenman's architecture school at the University of Cincinnati in 1996 to discuss the "future of architecture"; speaking with architects and critics in September 2002 to discuss "rebuilding Ground Zero"; and speaking with four Pritzker Prize winners in 2008 about the prestigious award.
In a statement from Washington, DC's National Building Museum, Charlie Rose says, "I have a special place for the men and women who inspire us with the buildings they create. Architecture is a passion of mine and I’ve been proud to know not only architects but also those who teach, assess, and love great buildings. Architecture is one of the reflections of the permanence of a civilization. I am indeed honored to be the recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize, named for a man I have known, admired, and interviewed."
Rose will receive the prize at a gala on November 18, 2014, at the National Building Museum. Last year's recipients were Friends of the High Line co-founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond. Other previous winners include Paul Goldberger, Christopher Alexander, Robert A.M. Stern, Phyllis Lambert, Jane Jacobs, and Vincent Scully in the prize's initial year.