Prize Recipients
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Teddy Cruz
Architect Born in GuatemalaTeddy Cruz receives the Vilcek Prize in Architecture for creating designs and concepts that make border communities more inclusive and equitable.
Mona Ghandi
Architect Born in IranMona Ghandi receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Architecture for using data-driven design and biofeedback information to create responsively empathetic spaces.
James Leng
Architect Born in ChinaJames Leng receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Architecture for his investigations into the role of defunct buildings and his vision for public, social uses of infrastructure.
Jing Liu
Architect Born in ChinaJing Liu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Architecture for her innovative interdisciplinary work and for developing new approaches to urban housing.
Nari Ward
Multidisciplinary artist Born in JamaicaNari Ward receives the Vilcek Prize in Fine Arts for a body of found-object assemblage artwork that invites both a public discourse and an intimate dialogue with viewers on topics such as race, poverty, immigration, and the Caribbean diaspora identity.
Yi Zhao
Lighting designer Born in ChinaYi Zhao receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre for innovative lighting designs that transform space and time in productions at national theatres and experimental venues alike.
Siki Im
Fashion designer Born in GermanySiki Im receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for menswear designs that draw inspiration from architecture, culture, politics, and psychology.
Natallia Pilipenka
Fashion designer Born in UkraineNatallia Pilipenka receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for womenswear designs that mesh traditional craft with conceptual and cultural investigations.
Tuyen Tran
Fashion designer Born in VietnamTuyen Tran receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for designs that fuse environmental awareness and everyday functionality with a modern, minimal aesthetic.