On May 18, The Architectural League will present its highest honor, the President’s Medal, to Michael Bierut, in recognition of his extraordinary impact on architecture and design. With a singular career spanning more than 45 years and a distinct graphic approach, Bierut has made an unmatched contribution to the built environment.

The League will honor Michael Bierut at a gala dinner held in the Crossing of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. There, we will celebrate his commitment to elevating the collective experience of architecture. From his landmark work in the public realm to his design that gives voice to countless institutions, Bierut has inspired generations of architects and designers to push through chaos toward clarity; to strive for accessibility above elitism; and to find joy in the discoveries that come with open, curious, values-driven collaboration.

Please join us in celebrating Michael Bierut and supporting the League’s mission by attending this special evening, co-chaired by Rosalie Genevro, Wendy Evans Joseph, Rachel Judlowe, Fern Mallis, Debbie Millman, Paul Needham, Chee Pearlman, David Rockwell, Paula Scher, and Betsy Smith.

The League thanks the Benefit Leaders of the President’s Medal Dinner for their generous commitments. All donors will be recognized with gratitude in our printed event materials on May 18.

Benefactor
Pentagram

Patrons
Mary and Brad Burnham
KPF
Sciame Construction

Advocates
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Field Operations
RAMSA
Rockwell Group
Studio Joseph

Sustainers
Alloy
Armand LeGardeur Architect
Arup
Avani Parikh Architecture
Betty Y. Chen
DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Fogarty Finger
Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown
Mary Margaret Jones
JUDLOWE
Ken Smith Workshop
Carol Loewenson
Paul Needham
Paratus Group
Sage and Coombe Architects
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL
Elizabeth W. Smith
Susan T. Rodriguez | Architecture • Design
Thornton Tomasetti
Billie Tsien
TYLin
Marion Weiss & Michael A. Manfredi
Carol and Mark Willis

Supporters
Anthony Ames
Daisy Ames
Deborah Berke & Peter D. McCann MD
Marlon and Ati Blackwell
Alissa Bucher and Rob Rogers
Buro Happold
Brad Cloepfil and Lisa Strausfeld
Brian Collins, Co-Founder and CCO of COLLINS
Ennead Architects, LLP
Fashion Institute of Technology
MaryAnne Gilmartin, MAG Partners
GLUCK+
Dean Marta Gutman, Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York
Frances Halsband
The Hand & The Eye Team
LTL Architects
MARVEL
Leland Maschmeyer, Co-Founder and CEO of COLLINS
Cathleen McGuigan and David Berridge
Perkins&Will
Thomas and Jean Phifer
Ben Prosky, The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation
Karim and Ashraf Rehmat
Sanjive Vaidya Architect, PLLC
Annabelle Selldorf
Snøhetta Architecture and Landscape Architecture
DJ Stout and Lana McGilvray
Mary Ann Tighe, CBRE
The Tullman Family
WORKac
WXY Studio

Contributors
Alexander Gorlin Architects
Michael Arad
Laurie Beckelman
James Biber
Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley
Cindy Chastain
Walter & Mary Chatham
Kenneth Drucker, HOK
Martin Finio
Leslie Gill
Jeanne Giordano
Su Mathews Hale
Penny Hardy / PS New York
Louise Harpman
Laitsz Ho
Steve Hogden
Tracey Hummer
Celia Imrey / Imrey Studio
Jerome Haferd Studio
Jennifer Kinon, Champions Design
Eve Klein
Kurt Koepfle, Pentagram
Craig Konyk & Matilda McQuaid
Joe Marianek, Small Stuff
Mario Gooden Studio
Deborah Marton
Tamara McKenna, Pentagram
Andrea Monfried, Rizzoli NY
Peter Mullan
Practice for Architecture and Urbanism | PAU
Jesse Reed, Order
Rice+Lipka Architects
Juergen Riehm, 1100 Architect
Mark Robbins
Sylvia J. Smith
Karen Stein
Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown

Friends
James Lima
Multiplayer
Olson Kundig
Chee Pearlman
Penguin Random House
Peter Reed
Bryony Roberts, Bryony Roberts Studio
Pat Sapinsley
Ellen Schall
Stamberg Aferiat Architects

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Support

The League is grateful to the following partners for their donations and services:

Spirits generously donated by Fort Hamilton Distillery
Flowers provided by Ora La Casa de Las Flores