Founding Partner, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners
Tod Williams, with Billie Tsien, founded Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects in 1986. For four decades, their practice has created enduring architecture for cultural, academic, and nonprofit institutions. Tod’s interests center on the relationship between land and architecture and on the ways construction, material, and detail shape a building’s character and permanence. Notable projects include the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, and the renovation of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. He and the firm’s work have been recognized by numerous citations including the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association, National Medal of Arts from President Obama and the 2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award. Tod maintains an active academic career and lectures worldwide. As an educator and practitioner, he is committed to making a better world through architecture.
