2025
James T. Crispino
FAIA
Object Two
James Crispino advances healthcare strategy, planning, and architecture by bringing principles of medical research, along with novel implementation methodologies and constant reassessment, to healthcare design. His projects are game changers for institutions and their constituents.
Eric C. Y. Fang
FAIA, APA, LEED AP
Object Two
A dedicated champion for resiliency and sustainability at the community scale, Eric Fang creates transformative plans integrating infrastructure, placemaking, and the built environment. His projects and thought-leadership promote the architect’s role in addressing climate change.
Andrea D. Lamberti
FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Object Two
Andrea elevates stakeholder voices within integrated and sustainable design solutions. Her leadership bolsters both institutions and the profession to achieve more inclusive, welcoming and resilient practices and environments, through her supportive and encouraging voice.
Deborah Finkelstein Moelis
FAIA, Certified Passive House Designer - CPHD
Object Two
Deborah Moelis is at the forefront of inventing and implementing sustainable solutions, changing the building industry, designing resilient futures for diverse populations, and vigorously sharing her expertise to empower her peers, developers, institutions, and governments.
Derek A. Moore
FAIA
Object Two
Derek A.R. Moore, Ph.D, AIA, has created a structured planning process for airport terminals and rail hubs, influencing transportation architecture globally and enhancing passenger journeys with locally resonant design.
Mark J. Thaler Jr.
FAIA
Object Two
Mark Thaler has created a vibrant, impactful education practice by developing a unique participatory discovery framework and robust research methodology that benefits educators, students, designers, and the community at-large across age, socioeconomic, and geographic spectrums.
2024
Douglass Alligood
FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, NOMA
Object Two
Douglass Alligood turns great design ideas into great buildings. He leads the discovery of unique and refined technical solutions for large scale public projects nationwide and shares his passion and expertise with the next generation.
Erleen K. Hatfield
FAIA, PE, F.ASCE
Object Two
Combining an architect's sensibility with superior engineering proficiency, Erleen Hatfeld pushes design beyond expected limits. By applying pioneering technologies, devising technically complex structural solutions, and incorporating sustainable systems, she brings ambitious projects to life.
Nicole A. Hollant-Denis
FAIA, NOMA
Object Two
In response to historical inequities, Nicole Hollant-Denis intentionally manages an inclusive practice, nurturing and affirming the cultural identities of her staff, while inspiring them with the knowledge to develop projects that benefit their communities.
Sameer Kumar
FAIA
Object Two
Sameer is a recognized expert of building enclosure design. Through the breadth of his practice and teaching focused on building performance and material innovation, he has profoundly influenced the profession of architecture.
A. J. Tinson
FAIA
Object Two
Jim Tinson drives innovative thinking and design by leading diverse, interdisciplinary teams that elevate the architect as an integral strategic partner in creating transformative environments worldwide.
R. John Woelfling
FAIA, LEED AP, CPHT
Object Two
John Woelfling advances the design of sustainable affordable housing with innovations resulting in healthy, low carbon buildings that reinforce communities. His leadership in large-scale affordable housing sets a national model for addressing the housing crisis.
2023
Craig G. Copeland
FAIA
Object Two
Craig Copeland’s incorporation of artmaking and material research into impactful and inclusive architectural
design has led to award-winning architecture and a body of lectures and workshop collaborations that have further
elevated the practice of architecture.
Neil C. Katz
FAIA
Object Two
Neil Katz specializes in computational design. He has pioneered its adoption in contemporary practice and has
served as an ambassador for its application in architecture, through architectural projects, interdisciplinary
collaborations, and teaching.
Varun Kohli
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
A fierce advocate for environmental and social sustainability, Varun Kohli creates and implements integrated design processes for significant projects globally. His meticulous approach purposefully dissolves the boundaries between built, human, and natural ecosystems.
2022
Victor F. Body-Lawson
FAIA
Object Two
Exemplifying collaborative practice applied to achieving equitable development, Victor Body-Lawson advocates for new approaches in communities lacking access to the dialogue architecture brings to urban investments, empowering clients, elevating affordable housing, and instilling pride.
Jonathan J. Cohn
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Jonathan Cohn conceives, plans, designs, and implements transformative public transportation and infrastructure. A national advocate for quality public places, his work elevates both transit users and associated communities, making cities more successful, resilient, and equitable.
Anne Holford-Smith
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Anne Holford-Smith’s pioneering preservation approach combines design and research to reveal each building’s history and stories. Joining past and future, she creates the next chapters of essential, preeminent cultural assets, enhancing their urban contributions.
Kimberly K. Yao
FAIA
Object Two
Kim Yao, FAIA leads an architectural practice grounded in the engagement of diverse voices and the establishment of shared values resulting in design excellence, creating a model for advocacy and mentorship.
Stas Zakrzewski
FAIA
Object Two
Through practice, research, and advocacy, Stas Zakrzewski has pioneered high-performance architecture and modern design with his expertise in Passive House and Mass Timber, fostering a new breed of low-carbon, low-impact buildings.
2021
Hilary Kinder Bertsch
FAIA
Object Two
Hilary Bertsch designs the public realm through mixed-use master plans, waterfronts, and urban campuses. Her work transforms and revitalizes urban sites around the country, creating vibrant new settings authentic to local context and history.
Jeffrey S. Dugan
FAIA
Object Two
Jeffrey Dugan’s innovative, precedent-setting transportation facilities advance and enrich the urban social infrastructure and the user experience. His projects and his advocacy have brought international attention to the profession’s leadership in transforming the public sphere.
Laura L. Ettelman-Gunter
FAIA
Object Two
Laura Ettelman’s record of accomplishments testifies to her hands-on leadership in coordinating large-scale architecture and engineering teams, while integrating technology to advance major domestic and international infrastructure projects impacting the lives of people around the world.
Karen Fairbanks
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Karen Fairbanks shapes vibrant and equitable built environments through her designs for civic, educational and community-based organizations and her leadership in the transformative education of future architects and activists.
Bryan Langlands
FAIA
Object Two
Bryan’s leadership in forward-focused thinking, knowledge sharing and consensus building elevates the national discourse on the architecture practice of healthcare environments by advancing the delivery of care, guiding top-tier medical institutions, and influencing regulatory change.
James Sanders
FAIA
Object Two
An internationally recognized architect, author, and filmmaker, James Sanders, AIA has interpreted and expanded appreciation of global cities through books, documentary films, and exhibitions, while enhancing the urban landscape through his own design projects.
Fernando A. Villa
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
In his dedication to elevating standards for the affordable and supportive housing Fernando Villa has brought aesthetic achievement and environmentally sustainable design to mission-driven projects empowering residents and challenging the stigma of this building typology
David Wallance
FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Object Two
David Wallance’s advancement of facade technology has enabled the realization of award-winning architecture, and his innovative next-generation system of modular architecture provides essential tools for solving the problem of affordable and equitable housing.
2020
Alexandra A. Barker
FAIA
Object Two
Alexandra Barker’s pioneering approach to architectural education, evidenced by the integrative curriculum and multi-disciplinary pedagogical strategies she has developed, anticipates new directions in practice, making transformative contributions to the future of the profession.
James R. Braddock
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Jim has elevated the design of laboratories and other complex spaces. His work is recognized for synthesizing technical requirements with human needs and aspirations, and for creating state-of-the-art laboratories that are a joy to use.
Madeline Burke-Vigeland
FAIA, 2020 AIA Fellow
Object Two
Madeline Burke-Vigeland's development of innovative collaborative processes to enhance outcomes has resulted in an advancement of architectural standards and the execution of internationally recognized educational and cultural projects.
Susannah C. Drake
FAIA, FASLA
Object Two
Susannah Drake is at the forefront of interdisciplinary design and advocacy. Leadership of professional and community organizations, award-winning research-based practice, groundbreaking exhibitions, publications and teaching typify her activist role in addressing climate change through design.
Erik G. L’Heureux
FAIA, Singapore Registered Architect
Object Two
Erik L’Heureux integrates design education and academic leadership to creative practice, championing novel design strategies for hot, wet and dense cities of the equator, and the warming world.
Stephen Yablon
FAIA
Object Two
Stephen Yablon has had a national impact in the design of community healthcare facilities, as well as other projects for the underserved, by bringing design excellence and refinement to these often overlooked facilities.
2019
Joseph N. Brancato
FAIA, NCARB
Object Two
Joseph Brancato’s innovative training and mentoring programs, his master plans and built work, and his pioneering approach to practice have advanced the roles of the architect and the Institute as agents of change globally.
Jared DellaValle
FAIA
Object Two
Jared Della Valle is expanding the role of the architect through innovation of practice. He has designed and developed acclaimed work by leading a renaissance of entrepreneurship in the profession to improve the built environment
John P. Gering
FAIA
Object Two
John Gering pioneered the integration of design with advanced technologies in high performance communications environments. Through his leadership at HLW and partnerships with his peers, he has imparted his knowledge to architects worldwide.
Julia F. Monk
FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP
Object Two
International hoteliers recognize Julia Monk as an industry pioneer. She created a global brand known equally for its award-winning expertise in architecture and interior design. Today she continues to challenge the hospitality design status quo.
Joel A. Sanders
FAIA
Object Two
Through teaching, writing and practice, Joel Sanders has pioneered the examination of the relationship between architecture, gender and embodied experience, producing design research projects committed to the creation of inclusive spaces that meet the needs of people of different ages, genders and disabilities.
Dennis W. Wedlick
FAIA
Object Two
Dennis Wedlick has refined the custom single-family home practice as a creative laboratory for eco-friendly design. Through his designs, writings, and advocacy, he disseminates the attributes of sustainability and builds coalitions to use green architecture for the greater good.
2018
Jay D. Bargmann
FAIA
Object Two
Jay Bargmann has pioneered the integration of the practical and the visionary, employing innovative management processes to achieve the highest standards of design, function, and construction, and realize award-winning architecture that serves the public realm.
Joseph Coppola
FAIA
Object Two
Joseph Coppola’s grasp of architectural history, his design vision, and his dedication to serving the public realm have resulted in a precedent-setting advance in the art and science of the adaptive reuse of historic buildings.
Rocco Giannetti
FAIA, LEED AP ID+C, NCARB
Object Two
Rocco Giannetti has spearheaded the transformation of the workplace, integrating wellness, productivity, and sustainability. His precedent-setting work consistently promotes the value of design excellence and advances the importance of interior architecture.
Joann Sue Gonchar
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Through her work as a journalist, Joann Gonchar provides architects with critical information, insight, and inspiration. Her articles, which clearly communicate complex design and technical innovations, promote best practices in sustainability, structures, materials, and preservation.
Laura Heim
FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
Object Two
Laura Heim advances restoration standards in historic neighborhoods by sensitively inserting contemporary programs and design into older buildings, transforming and extending the relevance of historic fabric, resulting in restored sustainable communities.
Ismael Leyva
FAIA
Object Two
Ismael Leyva’s dynamic work has elevated the design of residential projects in New York City, aligning singularly innovative and contextually responsive solutions with real-world challenges of difficult sites, market demands, financial constraints, and entrenched regulations.
Lloyd A. Sigal
FAIA
Object Two
Lloyd Sigalhas elevated the profession and educated the next generation of architects through leadership on exceptionally complex, award-winning projects driven by innovation and collaboration, as well dramatic building transformations, that have reshaped global practice.
David C. West
FAIA
Object Two
David West has played a seminal role in the advancement of housing design and the highrise, apartment building typology in New York City, establishing national and international models for urban housing.
Paul L. Whalen
FAIA
Object Two
Through his planning projects, buildings, lectures, and writings, Paul Whalen shows how the lessons of American urbanism, from traditional towns to high-density Manhattan, can guide 21st century community-making at all scales at home and internationally.
Graham S. Wyatt
FAIA
Object Two
Graham Wyatt advances the profession by demonstrating the power of architecture to further the art and science of education while strengthening the unique campus identities of the academic institutions he serves.
2017
Ann Marie Baranowski
FAIA, FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Ann Marie Baranowski strategically integrates art and architecture into original built works of enduring value and advocates for culture as vital to the public realm.
John Cetra
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Over a 35-year career and since co-founding his own firm in 1987, John Cetra has assembled and led a design practice dedicated to the transformation of urban multifamily housing and residential architecture.
Kevin Hom
FAIA
Object Two
As Dean, Kevin Hom has re-invented the architecture program at CUNY's School of Technology and Design, developing a dynamic, sustainability-focused and technology-based model for preparing disadvantaged students to enter and bring diversity to the profession.
Elisabeth Martin
FAIA
Object Two
Elisabeth Martin's leadership and advocacy for public libraries is a catalyst for transformative change. Through practice, her passion has fueled discourse, inspired solutions, influenced national models, and demonstrated the power of design in the public realm.
Daria F. Pizzetta
FAIA
Object Two
Daria Pizzetta has had a leading role in shaping the evolution of library design nationally, as well as the discourse about the design of major public buildings and arts institutions.
Carolyn Jane Smith
FAIA, IIDA
Object Two
As a highly regarded leader of practice, projects, and education, Jane Smith has pioneered the integration of pragmatism and imagination, of design and the business of design, advancing the strength and influence of the profession.
Kalavati A. Somvanshi
FAIA
Object Two
Kalavati Somvanshi is a leader who leverages foresight and experience by creating learning opportunities for the fellow architects, consultants and subcontractors. Her efforts enhance design excellence, technical expertise for teams facilitating the practice of architecture.
Howard L. Zimmerman
FAIA
Object Two
A respected leader and expert int he preservation and restoration of building facades, Howard Zimmerman has raised awareness and advanced the standards of this specialty, transforming the safety and aesthetics of the urban experience.
2016
Charles M. Besjak
FAIA
Object Two
An architect and structural engineer, Charles Besjak practices and promotes a bold and innovative integration of these disciplines, resulting in a body of work—projects, research, and lectures—that has profoundly influenced the profession.
Donald R. Blair
FAIA
Object Two
Donald Blair advances healthcare design by integrating extensive expertise in medical planning and design with strategic fiscal analysis to create financially sustainable architecture that expands the capacity for scientific research and delivers improved patient care.
Nicole M. Dosso
FAIA, LEED BD+C, WELL AP
Object Two
An exceptional leader, Nicole Dosso is a gifted practitioner of the technical craft of architecture, an expert in the technical challenges of designing tall buildings on complex urban sites, and a mentor to women practitioners.
Alexander P. Lamis
FAIA
Object Two
Through his work designing major public and academic libraries, archives, museums, and cultural institutions, Alexander Lamis has madea significant contribution to the understanding of our national heritage while making an investment in the future of American cities.
Victor Alexander Mirontschuk
FAIA
Object Two
A pioneer in and influential advocate for higher density housing, Victor Mirontschuk combines planning and architecture to design environments that promote social interaction and create community. His innovations have established new standards across the country.
Jeffrey A. Murphy
FAIA
Object Two
Jeffrey Murphy’s architecture fosters social engagement, fortifies community and dramatically broadens the impact and influence of his institutional clients.
Ann M. Rolland
FAIA, LEED
Object Two
Ann Rolland creates transformative educational and institutional facilities. By forging collaborative processes and connections, she generates opportunities that advance mission-driven program and design.
Michael M. Samuelian
FAIA, AICP
Object Two
Michael Samuelian has planned and managed the design of tens of millions of square feet of New York City, focusing on innovative mixed-use centers, enhanced public spaces, and excellence and diversity in design.
Douglas A. Tilden
FAIA
Object Two
Combining design, managerial, and political leadership, Doug has improved the lives of millions worldwide by creating a legacy of railtransit mega-projects that exceeds aesthetic and operational considerations to achieve unique expressions of culture and place.
Gregory T. Waugh
FAIA
Object Two
A proven technical leader, Gregory Waugh has acquired a specialized skillset in the documentation and execution of complex architectural projects. Gregory displays great ingenuity at implementing technical innovations with expertise in integrated project delivery.
Don Weinreich
FAIA
Object Two
Don Weinreich believes professional practice offers boundless opportunities for creativity. Making superior buildings, creating a vibrant firm culture, optimizing computation in practice and working to mitigate the worldwide refugee crisis are his passions.
2014
Nestor Bottino
FAIA
Object Two
Nestor Bottino advances the art of building by creating rich, innovative, cultural architecture and advances, with his fellow professionals and university students, the science of the practice through national advocacy for architecture of cultural importance.
Deborah Gans
FAIA
Object Two
Deborah Gans has invigorated socially responsible practice in the profession. Through writing, design research and inventive public advocacy, she has set a new standard for how we, as designers, confront emerging global problems.
Fanny T. Gong
FAIA
Object Two
Fanny is an exceptional leader in the architectural profession, well-respected for her unique design management of large-scale complex academic and global financial projects and for advancing the professional development of young architects.
Peter M. Pennoyer
FAIA
Object Two
Peter Pennoyer reaches a national audience through his practice, research, writing, and lecturing as a passionate advocate for the vital relevance of classicism to architectural practice today.
Jonathan N. Stark
FAIA
Object Two
Jonathan Stark’s expertise in creating complex institutional facilities that are exceptionally well-planned, culturally sensitive, and user-friendly has significantly advanced his clients’ missions, social commitments, and civic responsibilities in the United States and abroad.
2013
Heidi L. Blau
FAIA, LEED
Object Two
With teaching and learning as her principles and a passion for architecture that enables both, Heidi Blau has realized exceptional educational and cultural projects whose design excellence is matched by their transformative power.
Raymond C. Bordwell
FAIA
Object Two
As an architect, planner and author, Raymond C. Bordwell has set the standard for innovation in K–12 facility design, transforming learning environments for children around the world.
Carlos F. Brillembourg
FAIA
Object Two
An architect and intellectual activist whose public service, built work and writings in the USA and Venezuela articulate the contingencies between art and architecture to promote a culture that is life-affirming and transformative for all.
Judith DiMaio
FAIA
Object Two
DiMaio is an architect, educator and influential design strategist. Her research-based design approach has repositioned history as an active trans-historical component in the design process, expanding the repertoire of architectural strategies for students and professionals.
Carol Loewenson
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Carol Loewenson has achieved a new paradigm of sustainability through unique efforts to modernize, adapt and reuse outdated and unloved civic and campus buildings with visionary programming, elemental architectural appreciation, and exceptional design team leadership.
2012
Timothy Allanbrook
FAIA
Object Two
Tim Allanbrook has directed the restoration of numerous nationally known landmarks with meticulous attention to detail, often at a grand scale. He promulgates technologically advanced techniques while sharing his knowledge through lectures, teaching and tours.
Kevin L. Bone
FAIA
Object Two
Kevin Bone’s work as an educator focuses on sustainable design. Informed by three decades of architectural practice, ecological research, and public service, he has inspired a generation of students to address environmental issues through architecture.
2011
Stanley T. Allen
FAIA
Object Two
Stan Allen is an architect, educator and design thinker. His research-based design practice and published writings have advanced the state of knowledge in architecture and urban design through the integration of landscape, ecology and infrastructure.
Henry Myerberg
FAIA
Object Two
Henry Myerberg reinvents libraries for the 21st Century. As architect and advocate, his libraries enliven diverse communities while the collaborations he orchestrates galvanize librarians, educators, architects, and designers.
Michael A. Nieminen
FAIA
Object Two
Dedicated to a process-driven practice model, Michael A. Nieminen has been a leader in advancing an architectural practice that deploys innovative analytical programming and planning techniques to bolster client engagement and education.
2010
Christine J. Bodouva
FAIA, LEED AP
Object Two
Christine Bodouva has made notable contributions to advance the science and art of planning, designing, and building of architectural quality, technically innovative, highly functional, and sustainable Airport Terminals with the Architect as the team prime.
James S. Russell
FAIA
Object Two
Through his work as a journalist, James S. Russell provides essential knowledge to professionals on design, technical and practice issues. For general-interest publications, he has enhanced public understanding and appreciation of architecture.
Anthony P. Schirripa
FAIA, IIDA
Object Two
Builder of two exceptional architecture practices, Tony Schirripa uses his considerable practice skills to galvanize, energize, and improve organizations and people. His ability to unite design professionals, builders, and government is remarkable.
Walter Sedovic
FAIA, FAPT LEED
Object Two
Walter Sedovic — early advocate for sustainable preservation — has pioneered new approaches and standards for restoring buildings, communities, the environment and infrastructure. His principles resonate through his designs, craftsman training programs and cultural interaction.
2007
Frank J. Greene
FAIA
Object Two
