About J.
Neel Reid
Architect Neel
Reid (and his partners in Hentz, Reid &
Adler) founded the Georgia school of
classicists after study at Columbia
University and abroad. Many sources
influenced Reid’s architecture, and his
interior and garden designs. His travel
diary, sketchbooks and scrapbooks, and
extensive library reflect this. His
early-twentieth-century interest in historic
preservation and contextual design, in
architectural education and professional
standards of practice inspired others long
after his tragic early death of a brain
tumor in 1926.
Reid’s
father’s family were Troup County,
Georgia, pioneers; he grew up in Macon,
beginning apprenticeship and practice there
before, in 1909, moving to Atlanta.
The J. Neel
Reid Prize Program Description and Criteria
The J. Neel
Reid Prize of $4,000 will be awarded to a student, an intern or
a recently registered professional in the
field of architecture or landscape
architecture for study
travel that honors the legacy of Neel Reid.
The focus of
the study travel should involve historic
architecture (built prior to Neel Reid’s
death in 1926), historic landscapes, historic preservation of
classic architecture or new construction
that is classic and context-related.
Applicants
are encouraged to propose an independent
study, but participation in an existing
program is acceptable. Priority will be
given to those applicants with a connection
to Georgia (a Georgia resident, a student in
a Georgia academic institution or an
employee of a Georgia firm).
The recipient
will be required to provide a report to The
Georgia Trust within six months of returning
from the study travel experience. Travel may
be to any location in the world where the
objectives of the program can be met.
Deadline to apply is February 13, 2009.
The Prize will be announced at The Georgia
Trust’s Annual Meeting in the spring. The study travel should be
completed by January 2010.
Download
the 2009 Application
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