Claire Weisz
Adjunct Instructor
Schack Institute of Real Estate
- BARCH, University of Toronto
- M.Arch, Yale University
cw63@nyu.edu
Claire Weisz FAIA is a founding partner of WXY, whose work as an architect and urbanist focuses on innovative approaches to public space, structures, and cities. Claire was awarded the Medal of Honor from AIANY in 2018 and was honored with the Women in Architecture Award by Architectural Record in 2019 as an innovator. Her firm, WXY, is globally recognized for its place-based approach to architecture, urban design, and planning, and has played a vital role in design thinking around resiliency. Among its award-winning projects are the SeaGlass Carousel and the Spring Street Garage / Salt Shed. In 2019 and again in 2030 Fast Company named WXY one of the World’s Most Innovative Architecture Firms.