Thom Mayne Thom Mayne is one of the most uncompromising figures in contemporary architecture, redefining institutional architecture through formal intensity, technological complexity, and critical resistance to neutrality. Born in Connecticut in 1944 and based in Los Angeles, he co-founded Morphosis and developed an architecture defined by conflict, layering, and systemic articulation. Mayne’s work rejects smoothness, clarity, and contextual appeasement. Buildings are conceived as dense assembli

Thom Mayne is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 1972, where he is a trustee. | RUFA - Rome University of Fine Arts