Thom Mayne, the 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, is the founder and design principal of Morphosis, an interdisciplinary and collective architectural practice in Los Angeles involved in innovative design and rigorous research. The firm’s work ranges from residential, institutional, and civic buildings to large urban planning projects. The emphasis is on a collaboration between designers and client that takes into account the unique requirements and aesthetic opportunities presented by the project, its site, and its context.