Inga Saffron Wins Pulitzer Prize

Since the Pulitzer Prize started awarding prizes for distinguished criticism in 1970, architecture critics have won only a handful of times: Ada Louis Huxtable in 1970, Paul Goldberger in 1984, Allan Temko in 1990, Robert Campbell in 1996, and Blair Kamin in 1999. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Inga Saffron joins these names, as she has been awarded the prize "for her criticism of architecture that blends expertise, civic passion and sheer readability into arguments that consistently stimulate and surprise."

Saffron's "Changing Skyline" column has appeared every Friday in the paper's Home & Design section since 1999. Many of her articles take an advocate position, and the Pulitzker acknowledges "her columns on waterfront development, zoning and parking issues have led to significant changes in city policy." A selection of her articles submitted for the prize, many worth reading even for those outside Philadelphia, can be found on the Pulitzer website.