Qualifications — Richard L. Blinder Award

The Richard L. Blinder Award will be presented biennially by the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation for the best proposal exploring the preservation of an existing structure, complex of buildings or genre of building type through addition, renovation or other means for use for a cultural purpose. The subject of the submission may be a real project or a polemical exercise; in either case originality is highly valued. The proposal must demonstrate that it fosters architectural preservation in the United States.

• The Award is for a sum not to exceed $15,000. It will be granted to an architect holding a professional degree or a valid license to practice architecture.
• Grants are awarded only to individuals, not organizations or university-sponsored research projects. Grants are not awarded for professional fees.
• The tangible end product is to be delivered within 12 months as a paper, lecture, presentation or similar effort suitable for dissemination in an architectural or preservation periodical, a recognized conference, an exhibition, etc.

Please email us with any questions concerning project eligibility or the application requirements.