Bio

Lina Ghotmeh is Principal Architect and Founder of Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture a critically acclaimed, international firm of architects, designers, and researchers established in Paris. The studio practices architecture, urbanism and design in the broadest sense of these disciplines: a research driven process, a spatial archeology, generating cutting edge yet extremely sensitive and ecologically sustainable projects be it an architectural intervention, a scenography, an object design or an art installation. With her Paris based offices, Lina Ghotmeh develops projects throughout the world. Among these: the Estonian National Museum, Grand Prix Afex 2016, Nominee of Mies Van Der Rohe Award 2017, “Réalimenter Masséna”, a sustainable wooden tower in Paris, winner of the city’s appeal for innovation; “Stone Garden”, 2021 Dezeen Award, housing and galery in Beirut; “Hermès workshops”, a passive, low-carbon building in Normandy; the rehabilitation of Maine Montparnasse Urban plan lead with RSHP and housing for athletes for Paris Olympics 2024. Widely published by editions such as Phaidon, Riba, Taschen, AA, Domus or Architectural Record, her studio’s work has been exhibited at the 17th Biennale of Architecture in Venice, at the MAXXI in Rome, the Building Centre V&A in London and at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen. In 2010, Lina Ghotmeh was selected by the European Architects Review as one of 10 “Visionary Architects for a New Decade”. She has won awards including the AJAP Prize of the French Ministry of Culture in 2008, the Dejean Prize of the French Academy of Architecture in 2016, the Cardin Award of the French Fine Arts Academy in 2019, the Tamayouz “Woman of Outstanding Achievement” Award in 2020, the Schelling Foundation Architecture Prize in 2021, the FD100 Prize in 2022. She has taught at the école Spéciale d’Architecture, she is “Louis I Khan Visiting Professor” at the Yale School of Architecture, and “Gehry Chair” at the University of Toronto. She has also been on juries and has lectured in institutions across the world including at the Royal College of Arts , the Bartlett School and Rhode Island School of Design. In 2021, she is appointed professor member of the IAA International Academy of Architecture. The same year, nominated independent director at the board of Saint-Gobain, consolidating her commitment to sustainability with Saint-Gobain aiming to reach carbon neutrality within the next decades. Lina Ghotmeh co-presides the RST Arches—the disruptive network of architecture in extreme environments. www.linaghotmeh.com