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...

Tod Williams & Billie Tsien began working together in 1977 and co-founded their architectural practice in 1986. Located in Midtown Manhattan, their studio focuses on work for institutions including schools, museums, and not-for-profits—organizations and people that value issues of aspiration and meaning, timelessness and beauty. They believe that architecture is the coming together of art and use. Their buildings are carefully made from the...

Maurice Cox, newly appointed Planning Director for the City of Detroit is an urban designer, architectural educator and former mayor of the City of Charlottesville, VA. He most recently served as Associate Dean for Community Engagement at Tulane University, School of Architecture and Director of the Tulane City Center, a university-affiliated practice operating at the intersection of design, urban research and civic engagement throughout the...

Toshiko Mori is the principal of Toshiko Mori Architect, which she established in 1981 in New York City.  Toshiko Mori Architect’s current work includes public New York City theater and library projects, a park visitor center in the Bronx, the Hudson Yard Park and Boulevard, and subway canopies. Mori designed institutional projects for Brown University and Syracuse University, and is part of the design team for New York University’s masterplan....