INTERNATIONAL PLANNING HISTORY SOCIETY (IPHS)
SCHOLARLY PRIZES AWARDED AT ITS BARCELONA CONFERENCE IN JULY 2004

BOOK PRIZES

Best book on planning history written in English in 2001-2003
The winner was André Sorensen for _The Making of Urban Japan: Cities and
Planning from Edo to the Twenty First Century_ (Routledge, 2002).

In the book he examines the phenomenon of Japanese urbanisation. During
the twentieth century Japan was transformed from a poor, primarily rural
country into one of the world's largest industrial powers and highly
urbanised countries. This new pattern is a product of Japanese urban
traditions and cultures. This is probably the first book examining the
Japanese way of urbanisation and planning with successes and failures.
The book offers many detailed case studies for the management of
urbanisation and can be used as a basic English-language textbook for
teaching.


Best book on Spanish and/or Latin American planning history in Spanish
or English 2001-2003 (2004 Conference Prize)
The winner of the regional conference prize is Arturo Almandoz for
_Planning Latin American Capital Cities 1850-1950_(Routledge, 2002).

This is the first work in English, combining descriptions of Latin
American urban culture and the emergence of urban planning in the
post-colonial period. The capital cities of Latin America were and are
unique. Partly shaped by European culture, the planning traditions
reflect local and European architecture and ways of planning. Many of
the planners were trained in Europe and created the myth of 'Creole
Haussmanns'. Chapters of the book (Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Lima,
Havana, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro etc.) are written by specialists whose
work has never before been published in English.

The members of the IPHS Book Prize Committee were Dirk Schubert (Chair:
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg), Peter Larkham (University of
Central England), Helen Meller (University of Nottingham, England), and
Nihal Perera (Ball State University Muncie USA).


PLANNING PERSPECTIVES PRIZE

The Planning Perspectives prize sponsored by Taylor and Francis,
publishers of the leading planning history journal _Planning
Perspectives_, was for the best article published in 2003-2003.
The winner was Carola Hein for 'Maurice Rotival: French planning on a
world scale', Parts I & II, published in Vol 17, No 3 & 4, 2002.

A solid academic article based on wide reading, empirical studies and
intellectual interest. The article deals with one planner - a key person
through biographical method. Professor Hein opens wider perspectives,
linking a micro level perspective to macro level development. Rotival
moved across geographical spheres: Europe, France (Reims), and the
Americas (New Haven, Caracas). The life and work of M. Rotival reflect
the influence of major events & changes in the 20th century: two world
wars, technological innovations & research, urban transformation &
development. Hein describes elegantly the influence of Rotival on his
time.

The members of the IPHS Planning Perspectives Prize Committee were Laura
Kolbe (Chair: University of Helsinki), Ravi Kalia (City University of
New York), Ray Bromley (SUNY-Albany), and Eugenie Birch (University of
Pennsylvania).


POSTGRADUATE PAPER PRIZE

The Postgraduate Conference Paper Prize was for the best written paper
presented at the 2004 Conference by a postgraduate student.
The winner was Michael Short of the University of Manchester, for
'Regulating the impact of proposals for new tall buildings on the built
heritage'.

The paper was adjudged to be very clearly and elegantly written as well
as thoroughly researched. The subject matter is very topical, and the
synthesis of historical context and contemporary architectural, planning
and environmental issues was impressive. A version of the paper will be
published in a forthcoming issue of _Planning History_.

The members of the Postgraduate Conference Paper Prize Committee were
Mark Clapson (Chair: University of Westminster), Michael Lang
(Rutgers-New Jersey), Donatella  Calabi (University of Venice), and
Christine Garnaut (University of South Australia).


IPHS prizes are awarded biennially at the international conferences of
the Society.
Further information on IPHS prizes and the 12th international conference
to be held in New Delhi, India in December 2006 appear at
www.planninghistory.org

Robert Freestone
University of New South Wales

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