Principal, Selldorf Architects
Annabelle Selldorf is the Principal of Selldorf Architects, a 60-person architectural design practice that she founded in New York City in 1988.
The firm creates public and private spaces that manifesta clear and modern sensibility to enduring impact.
Clients include cultural institutions such as the Frick Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and Neue Galerie New York, as well as David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth galleries among others.
Selldorf Architects designed the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, a recycling processing facility and education center on the Brooklyn waterfront–the largest of its kind in the United States.
Recently completed work includes the Mwabwindo School in rural Zambia, a sustainable, off-grid project that serves as a resource for the entire community.
Ms. Selldorf has received degrees from Pratt Institute and Syracuse University.
She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and serves on the Board of the Architectural League of New York, the World Monuments Fund, the Chinati Foundation, and the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. Ms. Selldorf is the recipient of the 2016 Medal of Honor from the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter.
She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received the organization’s prestigious Award in Architecture.
