Partners From BIG, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Stefano Boeri Are Judging the 2026 Vision Awards

Joining them: Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind and principals from Carlo Ratti Associati, a jury that reflects how architecture is designed and seen today.

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The Vision Awards are back, and with them, a jury that reflects the expanding role of architecture in a visual-first world. As ideas increasingly travel through images, films and digital media, the way architecture is communicated has become just as influential as how it is built.

This year’s jury brings together voices from across the industry, spanning practice, research, technology and visual storytelling. Among them are key voices from some of the world’s most renowned architecture firms, alongside creatives and thinkers shaping the field from different angles.

For entrants, this means your work is being seen by people who actively influence how architecture is designed, interpreted and discussed today. It places your ideas in front of a jury that is shaping the narratives driving the discipline forward.

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Steven Holl

Founding Principal, Steven Holl Architects

Steven Holl was born in 1947 in Bremerton, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington and pursued architecture studies in Rome in 1970. In 1976, he joined the Architectural Association in London and in 1977, established STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS. Considered one of America’s most influential architects, he is recognized for his ability to blend space and light with great contextual sensitivity and to utilize the unique qualities of each project to create a concept-driven design. He specializes in seamlessly integrating new projects into contexts with particular cultural and historic importance.

Steven Holl has realized projects both in the United States and internationally. He has received the 2016 VELUX Daylight Award in Architecture, the 2014 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award for Architecture, the 2012 AIA Gold Medal, the 2010 RIBA Jencks Award, and the first-ever Arts Award of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in 2009.

Steven Holl is a tenured Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He has also taught at the University of Washington, Pratt Institute, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel Libeskind

Founder and Principal Architect, Studio Libeskind

Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind is a globally recognized figure in architecture and urban design. Guided by a deep passion for music, philosophy, and literature, Libeskind creates architecture that is emotionally resonant, innovative, and sustainable. As Principal Design Architect of Studio Libeskind, he leads a multidisciplinary practice engaged in a wide range of projects worldwide. The studio’s portfolio includes museums, concert halls, convention centers, university campuses, hotels, shopping complexes, and residential towers.

Libeskind is also a prominent voice in the field, frequently speaking at universities and professional conferences on the art and impact of architecture. His work and ideas have been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, shaping contemporary architectural discourse and influencing the evolution of cities and cultural spaces. He has received numerous accolades for his contributions, including the Goethe Medal, the Hiroshima Peace Prize, the Dresden Peace Prize, and the European Union Prize for Civil Rights.

Amaury Greig

Partner / Director of Operations, Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Amaury Greig earned degrees in Geography from the University of Victoria, B.C., and in Political Science from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) before completing his studies in Architecture at the University of British Columbia. After gaining professional experience in Canada and France, he joined the Workshop in 2012, where he played a key role on the Paris Courthouse project, from design phases to its completion in 2017.

In 2016, Amaury served as the Lead Architect for the New Toronto Courthouse competition, overseeing the project through to the final delivery. Over the years, he has led high-profile competitions and projects across Europe and North America. In 2022, he was appointed Director of Operations, taking on a firm-wide role overseeing the Workshop’s operations, communications, and business development. Amaury was named Partner in 2024.

Katherine Chia

Co-Founder, Desai Chia Architecture

Katherine Chia FAIA is a founding principal of Desai Chia Architecture. Since 1996, she and her partner and husband, Arjun Desai, have established the firm’s reputation for authentic design, creating inspiring environments expressive of light, materials, and spaces that foster collaboration. Desai Chia’s projects have been published extensively and received many accolades, including numerous AIA Design Awards and American Architecture Awards, numerous Interior Design Best of Year Awards, and an AIA Institute Honor Award. In 2018, ARCHITECT Magazine ranked Desai Chia Architecture #19 in the nation for Design. The book “The Women Who Changed Architecture” by Princeton Architectural Press included Katherine and her work in the chapter titled “Raising the Roof.”

Katherine grew up in New York State and Belgium. She earned her Master of Architecture degree from M.I.T. and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College. Prior to founding Desai Chia Architecture, she worked for Maya Lin on numerous art and architecture commissions. She is a Trustee Emerita of Amherst College, a board member of the International Center of Photography, a board member at the Center for Architecture, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Luca Bussolino

Partner, Head of Strategy & Innovation, Carlo Ratti Associati

Luca is a trained architect and licensed engineer. He completed his Master’s in Architecture in September 2018, obtaining a double master’s degree with honors at Politecnico di Torino and Politecnico di Milano. Luca joined CRA in December 2018. Since late 2019, he has been part of the Strategy and Innovation team.

In 2022, he became Head of Strategy and Innovation for the firm, managing the team in charge of developing future projects and the long-term strategy of CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati. During his studies, he spent one year in Paris, at ENSA La Villette, and a semester at TU Delft, in the Netherlands. He holds a post-degree Diploma in Innovation Management from the highly selective Alta Scuola Politecnica, which led him to deal with themes ranging from design thinking to Industry 4.0.

In June 2019, he completed his second humanitarian project in Cambodia, managing the process from needs evaluation to fundraising and building construction of a multi-family house in Sihanoukville.

Daniel Sundlin

Partner, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group

Daniel Sundlin’s approach to design is anchored in holistic thinking, focusing on the synergies between community, economy, ecology, and sustainability. His design expertise spans various scales, from product design, interiors, and architecture to master planning. Daniel joined BIG Copenhagen in 2008, and in 2010, he opened BIG’s first office outside Denmark by establishing BIG New York. As a Partner at BIG, he has worked on The Heights Public School in Arlington, Virginia; VIA 57 West in Manhattan; Wildflower Film Studios in New York City; and the sustainable Google Bay View campus in California.

His work also extends to the urban scale, including the East Side Coastal Resiliency project (BIG U), a master plan to protect 10 miles of Manhattan’s coastline. His urban design projects span the globe, including Penang South Islands in Malaysia and OCEANIX Busan, a sustainable floating city prototype in collaboration with the United Nations. In addition to his professional work, Daniel is involved in academia as a guest critic at various universities and as an instructor at the New York Institute of Technology.

Linna Choi

Founder/Partner, OUALALOU+CHOI

Linna Choi is a co-founding Principal of OUALALOU + CHOI, an architecture and urban design practice with studios in Paris and Casablanca. Linna holds a Master’s in Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Yale University. She has served as a studio professor at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Rhode Island School of Design, Rice University, and the Università Iuav di Venezia School of Architecture.

Linna is the recipient of numerous design awards, including the Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize, In/Arch Award, WA Award, AR Emerging Architecture Award, and was named as one of the “100 Architects of the Year” by the Korean Institute of Architects. With her partner Tarik Oualalou, Linna has published a monograph of the office’s work entitled “Territories of Disobedience,” which examines the office’s body of work in the past twenty years.

Sanjay Puri

Principal, Sanjay Puri Architects

Sanjay Puri is the principal architect of Sanjay Puri Architects, a firm that was established in 1992 & has won over 360 international awards. Sanjay graduated in 1988 from the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai & has been on the jury of several competitions including the World Architecture Festival , Architizer New York, Inde Awards Australia, Dezeen Awards U.K. & Architectural Review Awards U.K.

Sanjay has been a speaker at numerous architectural & design events in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Singapore, Barcelona, Venice & Milan. With a current firm strength of 108 architects & designers, Sanjay Puri Architects has ongoing projects in 54 Indian cities. The current projects include master planning, Architecture, Interior design, event design & product design across various typologies.

Pietro Chiodi

Partner and Director, Stefano Boeri Architetti

Pietro Chiodi graduated in 2003 from La Sapienza University of Architecture in Rome, having also studied for a year at KU University in Leuven, Belgium. After being awarded his PhD in Environmental Design and Construction in 2008, he taught at the Faculty of Architecture of Rome as a Professor in 2011. Since September 2008, he has worked as Senior Architect/Project leader for the firm Stefano Boeri Architetti, and in August 2016, he moved to Shanghai as Chief architect of Stefano Boeri Architetti China.

Among the several projects, he followed the realization of the Sino-Italy Design Center in Beijing, the Nanjing Vertical Forest and the Vertical Forest in Huanggang. From October 2021, he moved back to Milan as Director; since 2023, he has become a partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti. He has publicly presented his projects and realized site-specific installations for several international exhibitions, such as the XXIII World Congress UIA in Turin, the 5th Brasilia Biennal of Architecture and the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale.

Vishaan Chakrabarti

Founder and Creative Director, PAU

With over thirty years of experience delivering award-winning architecture, Vishaan Chakrabarti is the Founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism | PAU, where he leads the firm’s growing portfolio including the redesign of New York’s Pennsylvania Station; the design of the FAA’s new air traffic control tower prototype; the expansion of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; Indianapolis’ new multi-modal Wave Bridge; Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery; Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards; and Princeton’s Hobson College.

Chakrabarti has focused his practice on rebuilding American communities both across our heartland and in our cities. Chakrabarti’s work was awarded the American Architecture Award, the Miller Prize, the A+ Award, and the Edmund N. Bacon Award in recognition of his design leadership. Recently, he was appointed by Lord Norman Foster to be a Trustee of his Foundation. Prior to founding PAU, Chakrabarti was a principal at major architecture firms, including Skidmore, Owings & Merril, and served as the President of Moynihan Station Venture—a joint venture of Vornado Realty Trust and The Related Companies — charged with rebuilding Moynihan Station. After the tragic events of 9/11, Chakrabarti helped to rebuild the World Trade Center site in his role as Manhattan Planning Director for the City of New York.

Sabina Blasiotti

Creative Director, Sabi Space

Sabina Blasiotti is a London-based architectural designer with roots in Pescara, Italy, where she grew up. Sabina’s passion for design led her to London, where she graduated from the University of Westminster (BA) and Bartlett UCL (MArch). Sabina gained valuable experience working at renowned architecture firms, including BIG in London and Kengo Kuma in Tokyo, Japan, before founding her own practice, Sabi Space.

Sabina’s work is a testament to her intuition, extensive research, and passion for taking on challenging projects. Her projects have garnered international recognition, including accolades from Azure Magazine, Architizer, and UCL, and have been exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Royal Academy, Sir John Soane’s Museum, and RIBA HQ. Sabina’s commitment to design and architecture goes beyond her professional work. She is currently continuing her studies and teaching as a guest critic and lecturer, taking on the responsibility of promoting progress within the field