The Curry Stone Design Prize was an award given by the Curry Stone Foundation for innovative excellence in humanitarian design. The Prize comes with no restrictions, and is given to design practitioners at many scales, and includes those active in architecture, urban planning, civic engagement, product design and heritage promotion. The prize is awarded annually, with between one and five winners. The Prize’s stated mission is to “highlight, honor, and reward projects that improve daily living conditions for communities around the world.”
To be considered for the Prize, entrants are nominated by a network of leaders in humanitarian and social design. The prizes are awarded by a rotating jury, which itself is selected annually. To date, juries have included over 200 luminaries from the world of design and leaders within the public interest design movement.
Between 2008 and 2017, 26 winners were selected and received awards up to US$100,000.
Winners Past Winners have included: YearWinner2017Urban-Think Tank (Hubert Klumpner and Alfredo Brillembourg)2016Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC)2015Rural Urban Framework2014Studios KabakoProximity DesignsStudio TAM/Emergency2013HunnarshalaArchitecture for Humanity2012Liter of LightRiwaq Centre for Architectural ConservationJeanne van HeeswijkCenter for Urban PedagogyMASS Design Group2011Hsieh Ying ChunAtelier D'Architecture AutogereeFrontline SMS (Ken Banks)2010Maya PedalSustainable Health EnterprisesElemental2009Alejandro Echeverri and Sergio FajardoTransition NetworkAnna Heringer2008Antonio ScarponiShawn FrayneLuyanda MpahlwaMarjetica PotrcWes Janz
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