Dr. Crosbie is the editor-in-chief of Faith & Form, the only journal of religion, art, and architecture published in North America. He also contributes widely to architectural journals and other publications and is the author of many books on architecture, including a series for children, Architecture COLORS, Architecture SHAPES, Architecture COUNTS, and Architecture ANIMALS. Among Dr. Crosbie’s books are Houses of God: Religious Architecture for a New Millennium, Architecture for Science, and Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer: The Work of Polhemus Savery DaSilva: New Classicists, written with Cesar Pelli, Robert Venturi, and John R. DaSilva.
The Edward S. Frey Memorial Award was established in 1981 to recognize contributions to religious architecture and support of the allied arts. It commemorates the contributions of the Reverend Edward S. Frey who, as the executive director of the Commission on Church Architecture for the Lutheran Church of America, inspired architects to foster spiritual values in design and worked for half a century writing, lecturing, and mentoring individuals working in religious art and architecture. He shepherded three organizations that ultimately became the Interfaith Forum of Religion, Art, and Architecture (IFRAA), which in 1981 became part of the AIA.
To be selected for the Frey Award, an individual must be nominated by an IFRAA member and must meet these criteria:
- Be an architect and a member of the AIA,
- Demonstrate a passion for and dedication to high-quality worship and sacred spaces,
- Foster spiritual values, and
- Promote a cross-denominational community focused on religious arts and architecture.
Recipients are selected by a panel comprising two previous Frey award recipients, three architects who are subject-matter experts in the field, and two AIA architects who are also members of IFRAA.
CETA congratulates Dr. Crosbie on this singular honor.
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