Pritzker-winning Grafton Architects selected for Faye Jones School of Architecture and Design's Center for Design and Materials Innovation

The recent recipients of the 2020 Pritzker Prize, Grafton Architects, have been chosen by the University of Arkansas to partner with Modus Studio to design the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation. 

Founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara are recognized for their outstanding work in building production and projects responding to urban and social issues. The new center is the duo's first built project in the U.S. In a press statement from the University, Farrell and McNamara share, "We are very excited about building our first building in the United States in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This building helps us think about the future optimistically, where the use of timber with all its possibilities, becomes real, useful, and hopefully loved."

The estimated $16 million design project will be part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and used as a research center for the University's timber and wood design projects. According to Chris Baribeau, p...