Kevin Lynch Award

The Kevin Lynch Award of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, established in 1988, is named in honor of the urban planner and author Kevin A. Lynch. It is given to individuals or organizations whose work embodies Lynch’s legacy: advancing understanding of how people perceive, navigate, and shape urban spaces. The award celebrates not just technical innovation, but also the capacity to connect theory with practice, and to champion more just, inclusive, and vibrant cities.[1]

Honorees

Starting in 2014, the awards have been presented in five categories. Earlier awards have been retroactively assigned to these categories.

Past winners:[2]

Technology and Media in City Imaging

Kounkuey Design Initiative (2018) [3]
Jennifer Pahlka and Code for America (2014)
Manuel Castells (2001)
Richard Saul Wurman (1991)

Ecological Sustainability in City Form

Preservation and Change in City Image

Barnaby Evans and William D. Warner (2003)
Allan Jacobs (1999)
William L. MacDonald (1989)

Justice and Efficiency in City Design

  • Kofi Boone (2025) [4]
  • City of Vancouver Planning Department (2007)
  • Allan Heskin (1990s)
  • Eric Wolf (1989)

Urban Events and Ephemera

Barnaby Evans (2003)
Boston’s First Night (1990)

Notes

  1. ^ "Kevin Lynch Award", MIT Urban Planning Department [1] Archived 2019-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Lynch Award: Past Winners" [2]
  3. ^ The Kounkuey Design Initiative, [3]
  4. ^ Kofi Boone, College of Design, NC State [4]


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