Montréal, 23 May 2003 - The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) announced on 24 April that Mario Carpo received the 2003 Spiro Kostof Award. This award, for a work in any discipline, was established in 1993 in recognition of Spiro Kostof's extraordinarily productive career. It is given to the author who has made the greatest contribution to the understanding of architectural and urban history.

The award was presented to Mario Carpo at the Society's 56th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, April 23-27, 2003. His winning publication, Architecture in the Age of Printing. Orality, Writing, Typography and Printed Images in the History of Architectural Theory (published by The MIT Press - 2001), will become part of the Society's permanent collection, which is on display in the library of the Charnley-Persky House in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Carpo's explorations of Renaissance architectural literature and theory have been widely published. His recent work extends provocatively from his study of the origin, uses, and meaning of the early printed book into questions relating to the architectural implications of the current media and information technology.

A native of Italy, Dr. Carpo earned a Degree in Architecture from the University of Florence and a Ph.D. in history from the Institut Universitaire Européen. Following studies under Christof Thoenes and Joseph Rykwert, he was Assistant Professor from 1987 to 1993 at the Université de Genève (Switzerland), and thereafter Associate Professor at the École d'architecture de Saint-Étienne (France). He also held several positions as a Visiting Professor or a Research Fellow in Europe and in the United States.

The CCA Study Centre supports advanced research in architectural history and thought. Every year, through its Visiting Scholars Program, the Study Centre enables ten architects and scholars to conduct research at the post-doctoral level in residency periods of three to eight months. The Study Centre's research and scholarly activities - seminar program, conferences, and lectures - are designed to promote the exchange of ideas and foster relations between scholars in the Americas, Europe, and beyond.

In the conviction that research is an integral part of our sociocultural reality and that scholars have a responsibility in this regard, the Study Centre seeks to establish a continuing forum for discussion on architecture.

The Canadian Centre for Architecture is an international research centre and museum founded on the conviction that architecture is a public concern. Based on its extensive collections, CCA is a leading voice in advancing knowledge, promoting public understanding, and widening thought and debate on the art of architecture, its history, theory, practice, and role in society today.

Te CCA gratefully acknowledges the support of  the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and  the Conseil des arts de Montréal.

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