Michael A. Manfredi is the co-founder of WEISS/MANFREDI and a Senior Design Critic at Harvard University. His New York City-based multidisciplinary practice is known for the dynamic integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape. Notable projects include the Seattle Art Museum: Olympic Sculpture Park, recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the “top ten architectural marvels.” His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Biennale, the Guggenheim Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt, the National Building Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. His firm has been recognized with the New York Center for Architecture President’s Award, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture, and the 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press has published monographs on WEISS/MANFREDI’s work, including PUBLIC NATURES: Evolutionary Infrastructures. He is a founding board member of the Van Alen Institute and a board member of the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City. He is also a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a National Academy inductee.
