Paul Goldberger wins the 14th Vincent Scully Prize.

It’s been quite a year for architecture critic Paul Goldberger, and almost as dizzying for his readers as for him. But the The New Yorker‘s loss has turned out to be Vanity Fair‘s gain, giving the glossy additional gravitas. Now the National Building Museum has added Goldberger to its illustrious roster of Vincent Scully Prize winners. “I don’t know that I’ll ever be on another list that includes Prince Charles and Jane Jacobs,” Goldberger said in a telephone interview.

Goldberger discusses his speech after the jump.