Leading Executives in Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design
Andy Cohen
Global Co‑Chair. , Gensler
Global Co‑Chair who, alongside Diane Hoskins, has guided Gensler’s strategy and day‑to‑day operations for two decades, helping grow it to 6,000+ people across 50+ offices and positioning it as a benchmark for design research and delivery.
Diane Hoskins
Global Co‑Chair. , Gensler
Former Co‑CEO (2005–2023), now Global Co‑Chair, known for championing research (founding the Gensler Research Institute) and talent development while scaling the firm’s global impact.
Bjarke Ingels
Founder & Creative Partner. , BIG — Bjarke Ingels Group
Founder and creative force behind BIG, famous for ‘pragmatic utopia’ and high‑profile works like VIA 57 West and CopenHill that blend sustainability with delight.
website | LinkedIn (company) | Instagram (personal)
Jeanne Gang
Founding Partner. , Studio Gang
MacArthur Fellow and founding partner whose skyline‑shaping and civic projects (Aqua, St. Regis Chicago; AMNH Gilder Center) advance ecological performance and social connection.
website | Instagram (studio) | LinkedIn (company)
Norman Foster
Senior Executive Partner, Founder & Executive Chairman. , Foster + Partners
Pioneer of high‑tech, human‑centered design who founded the practice in 1967 and continues to steer its vision as Executive Chairman.
Patrik Schumacher
Principal; Chair of ZHA’s Employee Benefit Trust. , Zaha Hadid Architects
Architectural theorist behind ‘parametricism’; has led ZHA’s global studio and brand since Zaha Hadid’s passing, delivering headline projects from Leeza SOHO to BEEAH HQ.
James von Klemperer
President & Principal. , Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)
Design principal and firm president noted for catalytic urban work such as One Vanderbilt and high‑performance towers worldwide.
Deborah Berke
Founding Principal. , TenBerke
Founding principal of the New York practice (formerly Deborah Berke Partners) recognized for timeless, human‑scaled architecture and thoughtful adaptive reuse across cultural, hospitality, and residential work.
Thom Mayne
Founding Partner & Design Director. , Morphosis
Founding partner of Morphosis and 2005 Pritzker laureate, known for boundary‑pushing civic and academic architecture that marries experimentation with performance (e.g., Caltrans HQ, Emerson College LA).
Craig Dykers
Founding Partner. , Snøhetta
Co‑founder and public‑realm advocate whose transdisciplinary studio has shaped landmark cultural and civic projects from Oslo to New York.
Kate Orff
Founder & Partner. , SCAPE
Landscape architect and public‑realm leader who founded SCAPE in 2005; a MacArthur Fellow credited with mainstreaming nature‑based coastal resilience and community‑driven design.
James Corner
Founding Partner & CEO. , James Corner Field Operations
Urbanist behind New York’s High Line and other transformational public‑realm projects; leads a practice known for large‑scale, complex waterfront and park designs.
Kathryn Gustafson
Founding Principal. , GGN (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol)
Internationally renowned landscape architect and founding principal whose work (e.g., Lurie Garden; major civic parks worldwide) blends sculptural form with ecological craft.
Thomas L. Woltz
Senior Principal & Owner. , Nelson Byrd Woltz (NBW)
Owner and senior principal celebrated for conservation‑driven design at landscape/cultural scales, including Houston’s Memorial Park and the Ismaili Center Houston gardens.
Kongjian Yu
Founder & Principal Designer. , Turenscape
Founder of Turenscape and leading voice behind ‘sponge city’ nature‑based urbanism; his work has influenced flood‑resilience policies and landscapes globally.
Adriaan Geuze
Founder & Principal. , West 8
Founding partner of the Dutch landscape firm behind Governors Island and global waterfronts; internationally honored for inventive, people‑centric urban landscapes.
Kelly Wearstler
Founder & Principal. , Kelly Wearstler Studio
Style‑defining interior designer and entrepreneur whose hotels, residences, and product lines wield cultural influence and massive social reach.
website | Instagram (personal)
Ilse Crawford
Founder & Creative Director. , Studioilse
Human‑centred design pioneer and studio founder known for warm, materially rich interiors for hospitality, cultural, and workplace clients, and for mentoring new generations of designers.
George Yabu
Co‑Founder & Partner. , Yabu Pushelberg
Co‑founder of the global design studio behind award‑winning hotels, retail flagships, and residences; recognized for narrative‑driven interiors and brand experiences.
Glenn Pushelberg
Co‑Founder & Partner. , Yabu Pushelberg
Co‑founder steering a multidisciplinary practice spanning interiors to products—shaping hospitality icons like The Londoner and Park Hyatt properties worldwide.
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