The IPHS, as a component of its biennial conferences, promotes academic excellence in Planning History via the awarding of numerous prizes. Further information about IPHS prizes and past winners can be found on the IPHS website information web page.

We encourage interested persons to contact the committee chairs/to submit nominations ahead of the February 15, 2026 deadline.

Anthony Sutcliffe Dissertation Award 

Led by: Karl Fischer (ffischer@asl.uni-kassel.de)
Committee: Renato Leao, Richard Hu

Planning Perspectives Prize

Led by: Robert Freestone (r.freestone@unsw.edu.au)
Committee: John and Maggie Gold, Carola Hein, Stephen Ramos, Radium Tam, Florian Urban.

East Asia Planning History Paper Prize

Led by: Fukuo Akimoto (fakimoto8@gmail.com)
Committee: Shulan Fu, Christine Garnaut, Akihiro Kashima, Maria Cristina Silva Leme.

Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in Planning History

Led by: Ian Morley (ianmorley@cuhk.edu.hk)
Committee: Rosemary Wakeham, John Pendlebury, Rob Freestone

Professional Award

Led by: Robert Freestone (r.freestone@unsw.edu.au)
Committee: Carlton Basmajian, Juliet Davis, Ian Morley.

Koos Bosma Prize in Planning History Innovation

Led by: Carola Hein (c.m.hein@tudelft.nl)
Committee: TBA

IPHS Book Prizes

Led by: Filippo De Pieri (filippo.depieri@polito.it)
Committee: TBA