2025 New Fellows Celebration

Each year The American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevates members to its prestigious College of Fellows, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Join us for a special reception to honor the local architects who are being recognized on a national level for significant achievements in design, preservation, education, literature, and service.

In 2025, AIA is elevating 83 member-architects and 10 non-member-architects to its College of Fellows. Among them are the following 13 newly elevated members from AIA New York State. Join us in congratulating our 2025 class of Fellows!

Graciela Carrillo Cifuentes, FAIA, LEED AP B+C, Senior Manager, Facilities Services, Nassau BOCES
James Crispino, FAIA, NCARB, Principal and Global Health Sector Leader, Gensler
Eric C. Y. Fang, FAIA, AICP, LEED AP, Principal, Perkins Eastman
Richard W. Hayes, FAIA, Architect and Architectural Historian, Alexander Gorlin Architects
Ali C. Höcek, FAIA, Principal, AC Höcek Architecture
Andrea D. Lamberti, FAIA, Principal, Andrea Lamberti Architect
Brian H. Messana, FAIA, Co-founder, Messana O’Rorke
Deborah Finkelstein Moelis, FAIA, Principal, Handel Architects
Derek A. Moore, FAIA, Principal, Airports Practice Leader, Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Joshua Ramus, FAIA, Founding Principal, REX
Suchitra M. Reddy, FAIA, Founding Principal, Reddy Architecture
Mark J. Thaler, FAIA, Education Leader, Studio Director, Principal, Gensler
Georgeen A. Theodore, FAIA, Principal and Co-founder, Interboro Partners

New Fellows will also be honored at the AIA Conference on Architecture (AIA25) in Boston on June 4–7, 2025.

If you are unable to join us in person, please watch the event livestream starting at 6:00 PM EDT.