2026 L. Michael Goldsmith Lecture featuring Annabelle Selldorf

Annabelle Selldorf is the Principal of Selldorf Architects, an internationally renowned architectural practice she founded in New York City in 1988. Since its inception, the firm’s design ethos has been deeply rooted in humanist principles. The practice has particular expertise in the complex requirements of cultural projects, recently completing the expansion of The Frick Collection, the renovation of the National Gallery of London, and the renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Ongoing work includes a 50,000 square foot addition to the Art Gallery of Ontario and renovation of the Wallace Collection in London.

Born and raised in Cologne, Germany, Selldorf received a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute and a Master of Architecture from Syracuse University. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. She serves on the Board of the Chinati Foundation, the Architectural League of New York, the World Monuments Fund, and the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. Selldorf is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was the recipient of their prestigious Award in Architecture in 2014. In 2016, she received the AIA New York Medal of Honor, and in 2025, she was named one of TIME‘s 100 most influential people and received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute.