On Monday, the University of Pennsylvania School of Design announced the receipt of a alumni gift that will create two new annual awards—one fellowship for graduate students and one award for professionals. Lori Kanter Tritsch, a New York designer who earned an M.Arch. from PennDesign, and William Lauder, the executive chairman of the Estée Lauder Companies and also a University of Pennsylvania graduate, have pledged a $1.25 million gift to the school. These funds will establish the Kanter Tritsch Prize in Energy and Architectural Innovation (open to second-year M.Arch. students) and the Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design (given to an “under-recognized architect who has changed the course of design history,” according to a PennDesign press release). The first winners of the two awards will be announced in the fall of 2018.
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Gift $1.25 Million for New Architecture Awards
The first winners of the Kanter Tritsch Prize in Energy and Architectural Innovation and the Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design will be announced in the fall of 2018.
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