Johnston Marklee

Los Angeles, United States

Sharon Johnston FAIA and Mark Lee are the founding partners of Johnston Marklee. Their work is recognized internationally for its engagement with arts and culture within the contemporary city, while rooted in the history and foundations of the discipline. Since its establishment in 1998, Johnston Marklee has garnered over 50 major awards, including the Richard Neutra Medal and the American Academy of Arts & Letters Award. Monographs on the firm’s work include 2G N.67, El Croquis N.198, A+U N.614, and the book, HOUSE IS A HOUSE IS A HOUSE IS A HOUSE IS A HOUSE, published by Birkhäuser. In 2017, Johnston and Lee served as Artistic Directors of the second Chicago Architecture Biennial: Make New History. Johnston and Lee have taught at UCLA, Princeton University, ETH Zurich, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where Lee is Chair Emeritus of the Department of Architecture. Recent projects include the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program home at Roy Lichtenstein Studio in New York, the UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios in Los Angeles, and the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston.

Chicago Architecture Biennial