Ned Kahn An environmental designer with a background in environmental science, Ned Kahn explores natural phenomena through his projects. Typically, his projects incorporate fluid dynamics, optics, acoustics and other features of physics. During the 1980s, he was an apprentice to physicist Frank Oppenheimer at San Francisco’s Exploratorium. Working out of Ned Kahn Studios in Sebastopol,...
Martha Schwartz Martha Schwartz is president of Martha Schwartz Partners in Cambridge, Mass., and London. Schwartz’s internationally renowned work in landscape architecture spans 25 years. Her diverse commissions have included public and civic buildings, plazas, parks, urban redevelopment, reclamation projects, mixed-use developments, art commissions and private residences, all with a dual commitment to aesthetics and...
Bill Stumpf Bill Stumpf, a principal at Minneapolis-based Stumpf Weber Associates, a design laboratory motivated by inquiry and research, is committed to creating leading products and establishing collaborative relationships with visionary manufacturers. Stumpf approaches design as a process of improvisation and discovery and is known for his ergonomic designs. His frequent collaborations with Herman Miller...
Burt Rutan Burt Rutan has been fascinated with constructing aircraft from his own designs since his childhood. In 1982, he founded his California-based aircraft design, tooling, fabrication and flight testing company, Scaled Composites. Past projects include a single-place, twin-jet demonstrator for Fairchild Republic Company; a tandem-wing, three-surface technology demonstration aircraft for DARPA; and three NASA...
Antoine Predock Antoine Predock has been the Principal of Antoine Predock Architect since 1967. Based in Albuquerque, NM, Predock maintains offices in Los Angeles and Taiwan and lectures and exhibits his work worldwide. Inspired by the landscape of the American West, Predock designs expansive spaces that seamlessly weave the present with the past. He has...
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, principals of the architecture firm Venturi Scott Brown, have been collaborators for over thirty years. Their Philadelphia, PA-based firm has received widespread acclaim for its breadth in design and urban planning as well as its contributions to architectural theory. The firm has engaged...
Maharam Distinguished for its holistic approach to design since its founding in 1902, textile company Maharam continues to be a pioneering force under the leadership of brothers Michael and Stephen Maharam. Maintaining a repository of textiles drawn from the archives of iconic designers such as Anni Albers, Charles and Ray Eames, and Josef Hoffmann, Maharam...
Adobe Systems Incorporated The 2007 Corporate Achievement Award is presented to software company Adobe Systems, Inc. Now in its twenty-fifth year, Adobe has revolutionized the way professional designers and everyday consumers approach design. Providing tools that bring the artistic process into the digital realm, Adobe’s pioneering applications enable users to translate images and text into...
Professor Frank Ching Francis D.K. Ching has shaped the fundamental vocabulary of every designer and architect through his writing and illustration. Author of numerous books on architecture and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, Francis D.K. Ching’s work has influenced a generation of students and continues to be regarded as the canon in design...
Office dA Office dA is a Boston-based architecture and design firm established in 1991 by principal partners Monica Ponce de Leon and Nadar Tehrani. Recognized for their interdisciplinary approach to architecture and innovative construction techniques, the firm has worked nationally and internationally on projects ranging from affordable housing, to buildings for academic and cultural institutions....
Chip Kidd Recognized for his innovative work in both in the design and literary worlds, Chip Kidd has been creating book jackets for Alfred A. Knopf for over twenty years. His work has been honored by international awards and has helped spark a revolution in the art of American book packaging. Working in close collaboration...
Rick Owens Originally from Southern California, Rick Owens currently bases his practice in Paris, where he oversees his own line and also served as Artistic Director for the French fur house Revillon from 2002 through 2006. Using a minimalist palette to accentuate his sculptural designs, Owens’ edgy design sensibility brings a raw, modern elegance to...
Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL) is an architecture and design firm that explores the intersection between theory and practice. Founded in 1993 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis, the firm is recognized for their attention to detail and craft, inventive use of materials, and close involvement in the installation process. LTL has completed academic, retail,...
PWP Landscape Architecture Principal of Peter Walker and Partners in Berkeley, California, Peter Walker has fifty years of experience in the teaching and practice of landscape architecture. His work explores the relationship of art, culture, and context that is grounded in extensive knowledge of history and tradition, understanding of contemporary needs, and mastery of construction....
