2024-05-07T16:09:19-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150310359/billie-tsien-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-at-the-boston-architectural-college-s-2022-graduation-ceremony Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-05-18T18:43:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cd174ace5f51b0ed8504da782ba2fa05.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architect, educator, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1492/twbta-tod-williams-billie-tsien" target="_blank">Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners</a> co-founder <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8368/billie-tsien" target="_blank">Billie Tsien</a> is set to receive an Honorary Doctorate and deliver the commencement speech at the <a href="https://archinect.com/BostonArchitecturalCollege" target="_blank">Boston Architectural College&rsquo;s (BAC)</a> graduation ceremony on Friday, May 27th.&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;It is an immense privilege to have Billie Tsien deliver the BAC&rsquo;s commencement address to our graduating class in-person this year,&rdquo; said Boston Architectural College President Mahesh Daas. &ldquo;Her commitment to designing deeper and slower existential experiences grounded in an unmistakable sense of service, materiality and profound optimism complements the BAC&rsquo;s own commitment to furthering social justice, inclusion, and diversifying design education.&rdquo;</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/123739063/starts-with-me-ends-with-us-a-conversation-with-tod-williams-and-billie-tsien-on-archinect-sessions-episode-22" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bv/bv07xbgc7sx3yzz4.jpg?fit=crop&amp;auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514&amp;dpr=2"></a><figcaption>Previously on Archinect Sessions: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/123739063/starts-with-me-ends-with-us-a-conversation-with-tod-williams-and-billie-tsien-on-archinect-sessions-episode-22" target="_blank">"Starts with me, ends with us": A conversation with Tod Williams and Billie Tsien on Archinect Sessions Episode #22</a></figcaption></figure><p>This is the latest addition to Tsien&rsquo;s long list of accolades, including the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/105424202/tod-williams-and-billie-tsien-presented-with-national-medal-of-arts-by-president-obama" target="_blank">National Medal of the Arts</a> from <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/596196/barack-obama" target="_blank">President Obama</a>, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/420212/thomas-jefferson-medal-in-architecture" target="_blank">Tho...</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/105424202/tod-williams-and-billie-tsien-presented-with-national-medal-of-arts-by-president-obama Justine Testado 2014-07-30T21:04:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/39aq7dxzhy81oc7k.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/1492/twbta-tod-williams-billie-tsien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tod Williams and Billie Tsien</a> were honored with the prestigious National Medal of Arts from the <a href="http://arts.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Endowment for the Arts</a> (NEA). As the highest award bestowed to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. federal government, the medal specially recognizes individuals or groups for their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the country.</p><p>President Barack Obama individually presented the medals to Williams, Tsien, and all the recipients during the recent awards ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C.</p><p>Read on for more info:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/n2/n2b74pgcavthf85q.jpg"></p><p>"Billie Tsien and Tod Williams [were acknowledged] for their contributions to architecture and arts education. Whether public or private, their deliberate and inspired designs have a profound effect on the lives of those who interact with them, and their teaching and spirit of service have inspired young people to pursue their passions"</p><p>The list of notable medal recipients also included:</p><ul><li><strong>Julia Alvarez</strong>, Noveli...</li></ul>