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Bruno Zevi Prize for an Historical-Critical Essay

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Rome , Italy

Website: https://www.fondazionebrunozevi.it/en/bruno-zevi-prize/

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With a view to developing and disseminating the teachings of Bruno Zevi and his method of critical and historical inquiry, The Bruno Zevi Foundation annually holds an international competition to award a prize for a historical-critical essay offering an original analysis of an architectural work, theme or architect of the past or present.

The competition is divided into five sections corresponding with the following themes:

  • the key role of space in architecture;
  • the ancient sources of the modern language;
  • history as a methodology of architectural practice;
  • the modern language of architecture;
  • landscape and the zero-degree language of architecture.

The competition is open to PhD researchers who have obtained the title between 2015 and 2025.

Essays published previously are not eligible. Essays may be submitted in Italian, English, and French. Essays written in Italian or French must be accompanied by an English version. The prize consists of the essay’s publication. The winner will be invited to give a lecture at a conference in Rome at an award ceremony.

In this edition the members of the jury are: Emma Tagliacollo, Rosario Pavia, Graziella Trovato, Angela Marino e Andrea Bruschi.

Those wishing to enter the competition are required to provide the Bruno Zevi Foundation with the following documents required by no later than September 10th, 2025 (as proved by a postage stamp on the envelope). 

  1. Duly completed application form to be downloaded from www.fondazionebrunozevi.it, section Prize;
  2. the complete text of the essay of a maximum of 80,000 keystrokes including notes, no more than 15 illustrations on a USB flash drive as well as one printed copy. Digital copy must show the title of the essay but not the author's name;
  3. essay abstract of 1,000 keystrokes.

All documents must also be submitted via email to info@fondazionebrunozevi.it.

Essays entered in the competition which are not awarded the prize will not be returned. Copies will be catalogued and filed in a specific section of the Bruno Zevi Foundation Library at the disposal of its users. 

The winner of the prize will be notified via email, which will also be made public together with the name of the recipient on the Foundation's website: www.fondazionebrunozevi.it.