Elaine Molinar: “Beyond Borders”

Elaine Molinar is an architect and Managing Partner of Snøhetta’s US practice, a 95-person interdisciplinary design studio which takes an integrative approach to architecture, landscape, and interior design. Her focus on the issues of social and physical well-being influence her work not only as a design leader but also as an employer and cultivator of Snøhetta’s growing practice.

A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Elaine is a 2019 recipient of the Texas Medal of Arts and serves on the board of trustees of the Van Alen Institute as well as the Advisory boards of the University of Texas School of Architecture, The Penn State School of Architecture, and the online editorial platform, Madame Architect.