Demetri Porphyrios, a leading architect and theorist, is the principal of the London-based Porphyrios Associates. Dr. Porphyrios' lifelong commitment to traditional and classical architectural forms includes buildings and urban projects in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. He designed the Grove Quadrangle at Magdalen College, Oxford University, and most recently, Princeton University's newest and sixth residential college, Whitman College. Other projects include the town of Pitiousa in Spetses, Greece; the new Duncan Galleries in Lincoln, Nebraska; and the King's Cross master plan in London. Dr. Porphyrios' books include "Sources of Modern Eclecticism," "Classicism is Not a Style," and "Classical Architecture." Dr. Porphyrios was educated at Princeton University where he received his master of architecture and his Ph.D. in the history and theory of architecture.
Porphyrios delivered the prize's annual lecture, titled "Classical Architecture," at Notre Dame on November 15.