Principal, Pyatok Architects, and Professor Emeritus, University of Washington

Michael Pyatok has been an architect and professor of architectural design for 43 years. Since opening his own office in 1984, he has designed over 35,000 units of affordable housing for lower-income households in the US and abroad, and developed participatory design methods to facilitate community involvement throughout the design process. He has helped many communities plan and implement new housing, neighborhood plans and community facilities. In 1995, he was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in recognition of his contribution to the profession. In 1996 he co-authored the book ‘Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing’. In 2001, Harvard appointed him its Buchsbaum Visiting Professor of Affordable Housing and Residential Architect featured him on its cover as the “Architect-of-the-Year” in recognition of the quality he has brought to affordable housing. In 2002, he was featured in Professional Builder Magazine as one of twelve “Thought Leaders” of the development industry and in 2007 he was named by Builder Magazine and the NAHB as one of the 50 most influential people in the U.S. housing industry. In 2011 he was inducted into the Design Hall of Fame by Builder Magazine