Michael Maltzan, FAIA, is Founder and Principal of Michael Maltzan Architecture. His lecture for The Forum was on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The studio’s projects cross a wide range of typologies, from cultural institutions to city infrastructure. Notable projects include the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice, MoMA QNS, Star Apartments, the Pittman Dowell Residence, the new Sixth Street Viaduct, MIT Vassar Street Residential Hall, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery Inuit Art Centre. Michael’s work has gained international acclaim for innovation in both design and construction. It has been recognized with five Progressive Architecture awards and 47 citations from the AIA. The firm’s projects have been published widely and exhibited in museums worldwide, including MoCA, MoMA and three La Biennales di Venezia. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award and a member of the National Academy of Design. His work was named one of the 25 Best Inventions of 2015 by Time magazine.
