Lawrence Israel Prize

The late architect Lawrence J. Israel endowed this eponymous award, which has been presented annually by the Interior Design program since 1998, to highlight ideas and work that enrich FIT students’ course of study.  

2023 Award Winner

Interior designer Joel Sanders is the recipient of the 2023 Lawrence Israel Prize.

From his pioneering “House for a Bachelor” included in MoMA’s Un-Private House exhibition to “Your Restroom Is a Battleground” in the last Venice Architecture Biennale, globally renowned interior designer Joel Sanders’ provocations have upended preconceptions of gender and space.

» Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture Series 

Past Winners

2019 – Alexandra Champalimaud
2018 – Annabelle Selldorf
2017 – Karim Rashid
2016 – SHoP Architects
2015 – Tony Chi
2014 – LOT-EK
2013 – Roman and Williams Building and Interiors
2012 – Diller Scofidio + Renfro
2011 – David Rockwell
2010 – LTL
2009 – Gaetano Pesce
2008 – AvroKo
2007 – Lindy Roy
2006 – Jamie Drake
2005 – Adam D. Tihany
2004 – Bromley/Caldari
2003 – Vicente Wolf
2002 – Billie Tsien
2001 – Clodagh
2000 – Margo Grant Walsh
1999 – John F. Saladino
1998 – Charles Gwathmey