Yvonne Farrell (1951–) and Shelley McNamara (1952–) co-founded Grafton Architects in 1978, following their graduation from University College Dublin. Over more than four decades, they have built an internationally influential practice rooted in intellectual rigor, civic generosity, and a strong commitment to architectural education. Their academic careers run alongside their practice: they taught at University College Dublin from 1976 to 2002,...

SCAPE founder Kate Orff has been named as the Tau Sigma Delta 2025 Gold Medal winner by the Grand Chapter of the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society for Architecture and Allied Arts in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Orff, who in April of last year was named as a ‘TIME 100’ honoree, was described as a “leading voice in landscape architecture.” She will next deliver the closing...

Angela Brooks, FAIA, Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, and Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, ASLA are principals of Brooks + Scarpa, which is a collective of architects, designers and creative thinkers dedicated to enhancing the human experience. Honored with the Smithsonian Cooper- Hewitt National Design Award, the firm is a multi-disciplinary practice that includes architecture, landscape architecture, planning, environmental design, materials research, graphic,...

Diébédo Francis Kéré is an internationally renowned Burkinabè architect and the winner of the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is recognized for his pioneering approach to design and sustainable modes of construction. His vocation to become an architect comes from a personal commitment to serve the community he grew up in, and a belief in the transformative potential of beauty. In 2004, his very first building – the Gando Primary School,...

Hsingming Fung and Craig Hodgetts in 1984 founded HplusF design lab—an interdisciplinary group of architects, designers and inventors involved in urban design, cultural centers, and exhibition design. Their first project together, the Cookie Express, a drive through coffee shop, was awarded a citation from Progressive Architecture. Since then, their work has been honored by the Chrysler Design Award for a Solar Exhibition in Germany, the...

Johnpaul Jones, FAIA is a founding partner of Jones & Jones Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners in Seattle. Jones and his partners embrace regional traditions to connect people to the land. He has stated that he is mostly interested in Indigenous Native American cultural planning and design. The firm’s work pays deep respect to regional architectural traditions that lead to the understanding of Indigenous people and their rich...

Tatiana Bilbao is an internationally recognized architect, born and raised in Mexico City, where she continues to practice and teach. Her early work with the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in Mexico City helped inform her understanding of the impact of public space and urban development. A continuing thread throughout her work is the powerful relationship between people and the landscapes around them, whether the countryside or an...

Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu were recently awarded the Tau Sigma Delta (TSD) 2019 TSD Gold Medal. Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu founded the Amateur Architecture Studio in 1998 based in Hangzhou, China. The office name refers to the approach an amateur builder takes—one based on spontaneity, craft and cultural traditions. Wang Shu spent several years working on building sites to learn traditional skills. The firm utilizes this knowledge to adapt and...