Join the AIA Committee on Design as we celebrate the induction of Rossana Hu, Dorte Mandrup, and Takaharu Tezuka into the American Institute of Architects as Honorary Fellows. Three of the world's most distinctive architectural voices — spanning Shanghai, Copenhagen, and Tokyo — each bring a singular design philosophy shaped by culture, climate, and craft. The session opens with individual presentations highlighting their most celebrated works, followed by a moderated conversation exploring how each navigates context, materiality, and human experience. Together, they offer a rare global perspective on what it means to practice architecture with depth, rigor, and humanity.
Learning Objectives
- Be inspired by projects that are a vehicle for connectivity and equity in communities and urban environments.
- Through a body of work, learn approaches to the technical challenges of cost, constructability, and sustainability for sustainable models of design excellence.
- Explore the ways in which architecture can improve health and well-being through built works in the public realm.
- Explore their approach to educating, mentoring and instilling values in the next generation of architects.