Notable visionaries from the United States and around the globe – AD100 is a concept created by Architectural Digest that brings together the most creative individuals, firms, and groups working in the fields of interior design, architecture, and decor. The AD100 2023 Hall of Fame list has been released, and we will share it today. The AD100 2023 list showcases 100 notable visionaries, idols, and inventors from the United States and around the globe, hence why it’s worth keeping an eye on and getting to know more about the most inventive professionals in the field of design.
AD100 Hall of Fame
1 David Adjaye
Award-winning architect Sir David Adjaye is well known for incorporating his creative sensibilities and ethics into community-driven projects. Because of his inventive use of materials, custom designs, and imaginative sensibilities, he has distinguished himself as one of the foremost architects of his generation.
2 Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando, a Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect, primarily employs the material concrete in his work and consistently demonstrates how architecture can coexist peacefully with nature and its surroundings, even with little or no ornamentation. It’s common to see Tadao Ando cited as the architect who most perfectly exemplifies the minimalist aesthetic, which emphasises simple shapes and elements.
3 Howard J. Backen
Backen, Arrigoni & Ross was co-founded by Howard J. Backen, who later founded Backen & Gillam Architects in Napa, California. He has a decades-long portfolio of housing, retail, and hospitality projects, as well as 40 wineries that interact with and are inspired by the West Coast environment that his company has helped to develop.
5 Deborah Berke
Deborah Berke Partners is a New York-based architectural firm producing regionally accurate projects across the country and around the world for over 30 years. Working on projects for colleges and universities, cultural institutions, individual homes, boutique hotels, commercial and multifamily developments, and structures for clients with noble missions, they have amassed extensive expertise.
