Thom Mayne, Cret Chair Professor of Practice in the department of architecture at Penn’s Weitzman School of Design, is this year’s recipient of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He also delivered a keynote speech at the annual conference at the end of last month held at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Mr. Mayne founded Morphosis in 1972 as a collective practice of architecture, urbanism and design, rooted in rigorous research and innovation. Working globally across a broad range of project types and scales, Morphosis is recognized for its innovative and sustainable designs for cultural, civic and academic institutions, including the Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and 41 Cooper Square, the academic building for The Cooper Union. As Founding Principal of Morphosis, Mr. Mayne provides overall vision and project leadership to the firm. 

Mr. Mayne’s distinguished honors include the Pritzker Prize in 2005 and the AIA Gold Medal in 2013. He served on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities under President Obama. With Morphosis, Mr. Mayne has been the recipient of 29 Progressive Architecture Awards, over 120 American Institute of Architecture Awards and numerous other design recognitions.