A portrait of Ellen Peirson.

WHEELWRIGHT PRIZE

Ellen Peirson Awarded 2026 Wheelwright Prize

Peirson’s project, “Ultra-Processed Kitchens: Infrastructures of Extraction in the Home,” advances from the premise that the built form of the private home is a matter of public concern.

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Harvard GSD’s Wheelwright Prize is an international competition for early-career architects. Winners receive a $100,000 (USD) fellowship to foster intensive, innovative architectural research that is informed by cross-cultural engagement and can make a significant impact on architectural discourse.

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