Western European Architecture Foundation

Gabriel Prize

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a long tradition

The History

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George Parker Jr.

The Founder

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Creating for today by studying the past

Bringing Inspiration Home

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COVID-19 Update

Due to COVID-19, the Gabriel Prize will not be accepting applications for the summer of 2021. When it is safe once again, we hope to resume our mission of preserving the tradition of drawing and painting for future generations of architects.

See how you can help support the continuation of this mission today.

See Our Purpose, Draw Your Future


“The essence of the Gabriel Prize is not about the final three drawings. The essence of the Gabriel Prize is about the experience.

And when somebody looks at that and takes that approach, they will actually find that they start learning from the moment that they fill the application."

- PJ Fleming, President

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The Gabriel Prize is a United States charitable organization founded in 1990 through the bequest of George Parker, Jr. Through prudent financial management, we have been able to continue his mission for 30 years, far longer than he ever anticipated.

Our Laureates have since shared with us the life changing experiences they have had due to their transformative time of study and drawing with the Gabriel Prize - from gaining tenure at universities, to publishing their own books, to simply regaining their source of inspiration to continue their practice.

The Gabriel Prize has changed their lives and allowed them to draw their future. It has brought a missing element of the past for later American architects to study and appreciate. We are asking for your support to help us continue this mission and to change a few more lives. And in doing so, the future of American architecture.
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