Dr. Dominic Leong

Biography

Dominic Leong is a visiting professor at Yale University, where he focuses on the intersection of architecture with social and ecological practices. As the founding partner of Leong, an internationally recognized architecture studio based in New York, he collaborates with diverse partners to advance social agendas within the built environment. Dominic is also a co-founder emeritus and current advisor of Hawai’i Nonlinear, a Honolulu-based non-profit that supports Native artists and cultural practitioners. His research emphasizes new models of architectural practice that reimagine the future of architecture in Hawai’i through interdisciplinary collaborations with cultural practitioners and Native scholars. He has held faculty positions at prestigious institutions, including Columbia University GSAPP and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dominic's work has received accolades from the Architectural League of New York and the American Institute of Architects, and his studio has exhibited in renowned venues, such as the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao and the Venice Architecture Biennale. Currently, he is involved in multiple significant projects, including an exhibition for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and various community development initiatives in Maui, Hawaii.

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