Today, the Graham Foundation awarded over $400,000 in grants to organizations worldwide to support 41 projects that engage in original architectural ideas. Out of 220 submissions for 2017, the 41 winning projects were selected for demonstrating new scholarship, creative experimentation, critical dialogue, and creating more opportunities for the public to engage with architecture. They include Francis Kéré's 2017 Serpentine Pavilion in London, helloeverything/SelgasCano's Kibera Hamlets School in Kenya, “The Funambulist” from Paris, and the 2017 Black in Design Conference by Harvard GSD's African American Student Union, to name a few.
Moving forward, the projects will be undertaken by significant and emerging museums, educational institutions, architectural organizations, and biennials and triennials around the world like Paris, Mexico City, Rotterdam, Cleveland, and Chicago.
This past May, the Graham Foundation awarded $560,000 of Individual Grants to 72 projects.
Check out the list of organization grantees below.
EXHIBITIONS
THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART-IRWIN S. CHANIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, New York, NY
Archive and Artifact: The Virtual and the Physical (The Cooper Union, New York)
HERITAGE FUND-THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY- LANDMARK COLUMBUS, Columbus, IN Exhibit Columbus (Columbus, IN)
LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART LTD Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool Folly
MATERIALS & APPLICATIONS Los Angeles, CA
Privacies Infrastructure (Los Angeles, CA)
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART New York, NY
The Architecture of Socialist Yugoslavia, 1945-1991 (The Museum of Modern Art, NY)
NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE-CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION New York, NY
Scaffolding (New York, NY)
EXHIBITIONS continued
PALAIS DE TOKYO Paris, France
Singing Stones (Roundhouse, DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, IL)
QUEENS MUSEUM Queens, NY
Mel Chin: All Over the Place (Queens Museum and Times Square, NY)
THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY Chicago, IL
Richard Rezac: Address (The Renaissance Society, IL)
S AM SWISS ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM Basel, Switzerland
Bengal Stream: The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh (S AM Swiss Architecture Museum, Switzerland)
EXHIBITIONS continued
SERPENTINE GALLERIES London, United Kingdom
Serpentine Pavilion 2017 (Serpentine Galleries, UK)
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK Long Island City, NY
Folly/Function 2018 (Socrates Sculpture Park, NY)
STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE New York, NY
Marching On: The Politics of Performance (Storefront for Art and Architecture, NY)
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO-REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Chicago, IL
Cinthia Marcelle (Logan Center Gallery, University of Chicago, IL)
FILM/VIDEO/NEW MEDIA
ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK New York, NY
The Location of Justice
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURAL CLUB Chicago, IL
TIGERman
OTHER-FELLOWSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO-COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN Chicago, IL
Francesco Marullo, 2016-17 Douglas A. Garofalo Fellow: The Jungle: Architecture, Production and Logistics of Chicago
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS Chicago, IL
2017 Design Matters Conference
HARVARD UNIVERSITY-GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN-AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION Cambridge, MA
2017 Black in Design Conference: Designing Resistance, Building Coalitions
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-GRAHAM RESOURCE CENTER & MASTER OF LANDSCAPE + URBANISM PROGRAM Chicago, IL
Alfred Caldwell and the Performance of Democracy: Archives and Events
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS London, United Kingdom
The Legacy of Jane Drew: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Built Environment
LAMPO Chicago, IL
Lampo 2017 concert series at the Graham Foundation
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION-FARNSWORTH HOUSE Washington, DC
Modern Living (Plano, IL)
NAVY PIER Chicago, IL
Here Hear Chicago (Navy Pier, IL)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO-SCHOOL OF ART & ART HISTORY Chicago, IL
Chicago Design: Histories and Narratives
PUBLICATIONS
ANYONE CORPORATION New York, NY
Log: Observations on Architecture and the Contemporary City (Anyone Corporation)
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE-UNKNOWN FIELDS London, United Kingdom
Unravelled (Architectural Association/Bedford Press)
BURÓ-BURÓ Mexico City, Mexico
Libretas Pabellón Eco/Eco Pavilion (Buró-Buró)
E-FLUX ARCHITECTURE New York, NY
Superhumanity (University of Minnesota Press & e-flux Architecture)
FLAT OUT Chicago, IL
Flat Out (Flat Out, Inc.)
FRONT EXHIBITION COMPANY Cleveland, OH
An American City: Exhibition Catalogue and Guide
THE FUNAMBULIST Paris, France
The Funambulist (The Funambulist)
HARVARD UNIVERSITY-GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN-NEW GEOGRAPHIES Cambridge, MA
New Geographies: Design, Agency, and Territory (Harvard University Press)
PUBLICATIONS continued
HET NIEUWE INSTITUUT-RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Counter Domesticities (Het Nieuwe Instituut)
NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART New York, NY
100 Actions for the Future City (New Museum with Phaidon)
PERFORMA New York, NY
Bodyspacemotionthings (Performa)
PROJECT: A JOURNAL FOR ARCHITECTURE Brooklyn, NY
Project: A Journal for Architecture (Consolidated Urbanism)
RICE UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Houston, TX
PLAT 7.0: Sharing (The Prolific Group)
TERREFORM New York, NY
UR (Urban Research) 2017 (Terreform)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES-DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN Los Angeles, CA
POOL: Issue #3 (UCLA)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA-SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Gainesville, FL
VORKURS: Exquisite Corpse (University of Florida)
Learn more about the projects here.
100,000 € Prize / Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2025
Register by Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Submit by Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Museum of Emotions / Edition #6
Register by Thu, Jan 23, 2025
Submit by Tue, Apr 29, 2025
The Architect's Chair / Edition #3
Register by Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Submit by Tue, Feb 18, 2025
The Home of Shadows / Edition #3
Register by Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Submit by Mon, Mar 3, 2025
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