BIO

Calvin Tsao

Founder of Tsao & McKown Architects

President emeritus of The Architectural League of New York and trustee of the American Academy in Rome

Born: 1952

Education:

MArch, Harvard University (1978)

BA, University of California, Berkeley (1974)

Career:

Founding Partner (with Zack McKown), Tsao & McKown Architects (1985-present)

Architect, I.M. Pei & Partners (1980-1982)

Architect, Richard Meier & Partners Architects (1979-1980)

Honors:

The Museum of Chinese in America Legacy Award, 2012

The Interior Design Hall of Fame, 2011

The Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Award for Interior Design, 2009