2022 Call for Nominations
The Bishir Prize, named for longtime member and influential scholar Catherine W. Bishir, is awarded annually to the scholarly article from a juried North American publication that has made the most significant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes. In judging the nominated articles, the jurors look for an article that is based on primary research, that breaks new ground in interpretation or methodology, and that contributes generally to the intellectual vitality of vernacular studies. The Bishir Prize was awarded for the first time in 2012.
Entries may come from any discipline concerned with vernacular architecture studies. Articles published in the two years prior to the VAF annual conference are eligible for consideration. Please note that essays published as chapters in a book are also eligible if the volume is peer-reviewed, published within the time
Does your work contribute to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes? Have you published a scholarly article on the subject in the last two calendar years? You may be eligible for the Bishir Prize from the Vernacular Architecture Forum. Entries may come from any discipline concerned with vernacular architecture studies. Articles should be based on primary research, break new ground in interpretation or methodology, and contribute to the intellectual vitality of these fields.
Please note that essays published as chapters in a book are also eligible if the volume is peer-reviewed, published within the time parameters specified, and the research presented in the essay is new. Anthologized collections are not eligible.
To nominate an article please submit the following:
Articles published January 1st 2020 or later will be eligible for nomination. The deadline for nominations for the 2022 Bishir Prize is February 1, 2022.
Nominations materials should be submitted to the Catherine W. Bishir Prize Committee at bishirprize@vafweb.org.
Bishir Prize Committee
Michael Steinitz, chair
Julie Nicoletta
Andrea Roberts