Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1995) Winner
Suzannah Lessard
スザンナ・テリー・レスラード
Suzanna Ressādo
Aliases:
Suzannah Terry Lessard
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1944-12-01 （Islip, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- Washington Monthly, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, The Wilson Quarterly, Harvard Design Magazine
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2003 | Mark Lynton History Prize | Mapping the New World: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Sprawl | — | Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard | Winner |
Whiting Award
1995
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Mark Lynton History Prize
2003
Work:
Mapping the New World: An Inquiry into the Meaning of Sprawl
Organization:
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family
1996 Non-fiction/MemoirA critically acclaimed memoir by the great-granddaughter of architect Stanford White, exploring beauty and danger in the family.
Family secretsArchitectureAmerican history
The View From a Small Mountain: Reading the American Landscape
2017 Non-fictionEssays reading the American landscape.
LandscapeAmerican culture
The Absent Hand: Reimagining Our American Landscape
2019 EssaysA thoughtful collection of interconnected essays reimagining the American landscape.
LandscapeEnvironment
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary nonfictionReportorial essays
- Recurring Motifs
- Family historyAmerican landscapeArchitecture
Legacy
Acclaimed American writer of literary nonfiction, known as the great-granddaughter of Stanford White, for her works on family history and the American landscape.
Trivia
- Great-granddaughter of architect Stanford White.
- Staff writer at The New Yorker from 1975 to 1995.