Since 1997, the National Building Museum’s Spotlight on Design lecture series has showcased luminaries in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and design. This series presents a unique window into the creative journey and cultural influences of visionary practitioners, illuminating the powerful role of design in shaping the built environment. This upcoming lecture features Deborah Berke, FAIA.

This program has applied for 1 LU (AIA).

Program Schedule

Doors open at 6 pm
Program starts at 6:30 pm
Light reception from 7:30 to 8:30 pm

About Deborah Berke, FAIA

Deborah Berke, FAIA, LEED AP, is the J.M. Hoppin Professor and the Edward P. Bass Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, the first woman to hold the position. She is the recipient of the 2025 AIA Gold Medal and also received the 2022 AIA/ ACSA Topaz Medallion, the highest honor for architectural education. In 2012, she was the inaugural designate of the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize at the University of California at Berkeley, which is given to an architect who has advanced the position of women in the profession. She serves on the jury for the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the field. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design. Deborah is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and The City University of New York. In 2005, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Spotlight on Design is presented by the Anthony and Keiko Greenberg Foundation. Additional support provided by the American Institute of Architects.