Prize Recipients

Teddy Cruz receives the Vilcek Prize in Architecture for creating designs and concepts that make border communities more inclusive and equitable.

Mona 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 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 receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Architecture for her innovative interdisciplinary work and for developing new approaches to urban housing.

Nari 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 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 receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for menswear designs that draw inspiration from architecture, culture, politics, and psychology.

Natallia Pilipenka receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for womenswear designs that mesh traditional craft with conceptual and cultural investigations.

Tuyen Tran receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion for designs that fuse environmental awareness and everyday functionality with a modern, minimal aesthetic.