Dhiru Thadani wins Seaside Prize
The Seaside Institute based in Seaside, Florida, will award this year’s Seaside Prize to renowned architect and urbanist, Dhiru Thadani. The Seaside Prize is awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the quality and character of communities. The award will be presented during a weekend of events at Seaside, January 28-30, 2011.
Since 1980, Thadani has practiced architecture and urbanism in Asia, Europe, and North and Central America. For the past 20 years, he has been the lead designer for real estate developments in first and third world countries. He is the author of “The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary,” to be published by Rizzoli in fall 2010. He is a charter member of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Past winners are:
Donlyn Lyndon
Alexander Cooper
Jaquelin Robertson
Daryl Rose Davis
Robert S. Davis
Aldo Rossi
Robert A.M. Stern
Peter Calthorpe
Elizabeth Moule
Stefanos Polyzoides
Daniel Solomon
Joseph P. Riley Jr.
Jane Jacobs
Leon Krier
City of Portland, Oregon
Christopher Alexander
Andres Duany
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Vincent Scully
Elinor Bacon
Ray Gindroz
Witold Rybczynski
Hank Dittmar
James Howard Kunstler
Allan Jacobs
