{"id":5184,"date":"2025-12-04T11:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/?p=5184"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:59:18","slug":"dong-gong-of-vector-architects-awarded-2025-marcus-prize-for-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/dong-gong-of-vector-architects-awarded-2025-marcus-prize-for-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Dong Gong of Vector Architects awarded 2025 Marcus Prize for Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dong Gong, founder and design principal at\u00a0Beijing-based\u00a0Vector Architects<\/a>, has been named the recipient of the 2025\u00a0Marcus Prize<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s leading architecture awards honoring emerging international talent. The prize is administered biennially by the School of Architecture & Urban Planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This award marks the 20th year of the Marcus Prize, established in 2005 through the generosity of Marcus Corporation<\/a> Foundation. The prize totals $100,000, with $50,000 awarded directly to the winner and $50,000 supporting a collaborative, semester-long design studio at 51ÁÔÆæ with architecture students, focusing on a Wisconsin-based project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe in crafting specific architecture for a specific place and a specific way of life. The Marcus Prize is a profound encouragement for us to persist,\u201d Gong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gong was selected by an international jury from a pool of accomplished nominees representing 13 countries and four continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVector Architects offers a statement about the value of the architect and of architecture to our contemporary condition,\u201d said jury member Hans E. Butzer. \u201cTheir work appears to beautifully explore questions of tradition, place, and global drifts, while still being comfortably restless and aspirational.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The international jury also included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n