Architecture and design scholars among 2026–27 Rome Prize winners

The American Academy in Rome has named its 2026–27 Rome Prize and Italian Fellows, selected from a competitive pool of 958 applicants across the U.S. and abroad. 

The annual competition spans 13 disciplines, bringing together architects, artists, and scholars under one roof in Rome.

Here are this year's winners in related architecture and design categories.

ARCHITECTURE 

Lily Auchincloss Rome Prize
Neeraj Bhatia
Principal, THE OPEN WORKSHOP

Arnold W. Brunner/Frances Barker Tracy Rome Prize
Jess Myers
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Syracuse University

DESIGN

Billie Tsien Rome Prize
Cameron Anderson
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Theater Arts, Brandeis University

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION

Adele Chatfield-Taylor Rome Prize
Erica Avrami
James Marston Fitch Associate Professor of Historic Preservation, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University

Suzanne Deal Booth Rome Prize
Ariel O'Connor
Objects Conservator, Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Garden Club of America Centennial Rome Prize
Caroline Lavoie, FCELA
Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, Utah State University

Prince Charitable Trusts/Kate Lancaster Brewster Rome Prize
Daví Parente Schoen
Associate, CMG Landscape Architecture
Founder, Out Of Office (design/research/craft)