Thom Mayne

Thom Mayne
Thom Mayne speaking at the USC School of Architecture in 2023
Born (1944-01-19) January 19, 1944 (age 80)
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California, Harvard University
OccupationArchitect
AwardsAIA Gold Medal
Pritzker Prize
Rome Prize
PracticeMorphosis
BuildingsDiamond Ranch High School, University of Toronto Graduate House, Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse, San Francisco Federal Building, New Academic Building at 41 Cooper Square, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Emerson College Los Angeles
Websitewww.morphosis.com

Thom Mayne (born January 19, 1944) is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. In 1972, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where he is a trustee and the coordinator of the Design of Cities postgraduate program.[1] Since then he has held teaching positions at SCI-Arc, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)[2] and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[3] He is principal of Morphosis Architects, an architectural firm based in Culver City, California and New York City, New York. Mayne received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2005.[4]

  1. ^ "Thom Mayne to take over SCI-Arc's cities program". The Architect's Newspaper. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  2. ^ "Biography: Thom Mayne". The Pritzker Architecture Prize. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. ^ "THOM MAYNE DESIGN UNVEILED FOR FUTURE HOME OF ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART". UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  4. ^ Edward Lifson (March 21, 2005). "American Wins Architecture's Highest Award". NPR.org.