Practices led by Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) faculty and alumni received several top honors in Architizer’s 14th annual A+Awards. GSD faculty, students, and recent graduates were recognized in the program’s Vision Awards, which honor concept designs and architectural representations.
Among the largest awards programs in architecture, the A+Awards recognize excellence in architecture and design across a range of categories, celebrating projects and individuals whose work advances the built environment. Winners are selected by a jury of industry leaders.
A+Awards: Faculty Practices
Höweler + Yoon, led by Eric Höweler, professor of architecture, and J. Meejin Yoon (MAUD ’97), won the Jury Award in the Pavilion category for AquaPraça, a collaboration with Carlo Ratti Associati.
Farshid Moussavi Architecture, led by Farshid Moussavi (MArch ’91), professor in practice of architecture, won the Jury Award in the Community Center category for the Ismaili Center, Houston.
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, co-led by Lyndon Neri (MArch ’92), Kenzo Tange Design Critic in Architecture, and Rossana Hu, won in the Architecture + Adaptive Reuse category for The Yard, Dalian Cultural Center, and received a Special Mention in Unbuilt Hospitality for Quay 7 Hotel: The Gridded House. Neri and Hu have previously been John C. Portman Design Critics in Architecture.
Studio Gang, led by Jeanne Gang (MArch ’93), Kajima Professor in Practice of Architecture, received a Special Mention in Multi-Unit Housing–High Rise for Verde, San Francisco.
Vision Awards: Faculty Finalists
Iman Fayyad (MArch ’16), assistant professor of architecture, is a finalist for Architectural Visionary of the Year.
Vision Awards: Student and Recent Alumni Honors
Montréale Jones (MArch ’28) won the Jury Award in Vision for Multi-Unit Housing for “Rows and Bows.”
Ines Bici (MArch ’27) and Daniel Jaraba (MArch ’27) won the Editor’s Choice Award in Vision for Community for “Doughnuts, The Industrial-Domestic Continuum.”
Nathan Sweitzer (MLA ’26) is a finalist in Vision for Cities for “Atmospheric Springs: The Future of Fog in Los Angeles.”
Joe Russell (MArch ’27) and Chuchu Qi (MArch ’27) are finalists in Vision for Health for “Collective Whole.” Russell also won a 2025 Vision Award for “Theseus” with Emma Sheffer (MArch ’27).
Many more GSD alumni were involved in projects recognized by the A+Awards jury. See the full list of 2026 A+Awards winners.