Thom Mayne

Background & practice

Thom Mayne founded Morphosis in Los Angeles in 1972. His official Pritzker biography describes a career encompassing architectural practice, theory, writing and teaching. The 2005 jury citation connects his work to the distinctive culture of Southern California and the experimental architectural history of Los Angeles. Mayne's practice is presented as a sustained search for an original response to those circumstances rather than the adoption of one inherited architectural model.

How to read the work

Accept architectural difficulty as a productive design condition, developing ideas through the particular culture and demands of Los Angeles while connecting practice with theory, writing and education.

Explore the cited original biography and portfolio for works; no unverified personal project association has been added here.