The Design Leadership Award recognizes an individual in the community who reflects the mission of the DLN.

This person seeks to contribute to the growth and professionalism of the design market through their work, mentorship, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, academic, or philanthropic endeavors.

Jamie Drake, 2023 Winner in Mexico City
2023 Winner in Mexico City

Jamie Drake

Drake/Anderson
Janice Parker, 2022 Winner in Rome
2022 Winner in Rome

Janice Parker

Janice Parker Landscape Architects
Jaime Rummerfield and Ron Woodson, 2021 Winner in Sedona
2021 Winner in Sedona

Jaime Rummerfield and Ron Woodson

Woodson & Rummerfield's House of Design
Thomas A. Kligerman, 2019 Winner in London
2019 Winner in London

Thomas A. Kligerman

Ike Kligerman Barkley
Robert A.M. Stern, 2018 Winner in Washington, DC
2018 Winner in Washington, DC

Robert A.M. Stern

Nina Campbell, 2017 Winner in San Francisco, CA
2017 Winner in San Francisco, CA

Nina Campbell

Nina Campbell
Brad Ford, 2016 Winner in Miami, FL
2016 Winner in Miami, FL

Brad Ford

Brad Ford ID
Suzanne Tucker, 2015 Winner in Los Angeles, CA
2015 Winner in Los Angeles, CA

Suzanne Tucker

Tucker & Marks, Inc.
Marc Appleton, 2014 Winner in New York, NY
2014 Winner in New York, NY

Marc Appleton

Appleton Partners LLP