12 Facts About Vincent Scully

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Vincent Scully was the distinguished visiting professor in architecture at the University of Miami.

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Vincent Scully taught classes at Yale from 1947, often to packed lecture rooms.

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Vincent Scully was a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Miami.

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Vincent Scully officially retired from Yale in 1991, but continued giving courses there and at the University of Miami.

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Vincent Scully announced in 2009 at the age of 89, that he was no longer well enough to continue teaching.

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Vincent Scully died on November 30,2017, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia, aged 97.

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In 1986, Vincent Scully was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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In 1993, Vincent Scully received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.

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In 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities chose Vincent Scully to deliver the Jefferson Lecture, the US federal government's highest humanities honor.

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Vincent Scully's lecture was on the topic of "The Architecture of Community," a concept that became central to his architectural philosophy.

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In 1998, Vincent Scully was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

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In 1999, the Vincent Scully Prize was established by the National Building Museum to honor individuals who have exhibited exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design.