The Archello Awards 2026 jury continues to bring together leading voices from across the global design community. Joining this year's panel are Lissa So, Ricardo Gomes, Ophélie Herranz, and Martin Reuter, whose work spans architecture, urban design, cultural projects, sustainability, and interdisciplinary practice. Together, they contribute expertise drawn from award-winning projects and leadership roles across North America, Europe, and beyond.
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Lissa So, FAIA, is a founding partner of Marvel, the New York–based architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and planning practice recognized for its people-centered approach to the built environment. Over more than twenty-eight years of practice, she has led a diverse portfolio of cultural, educational, civic, and community-focused projects that emphasize collaboration, inclusivity, and long-term social impact. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Lissa has developed particular expertise in the design of cultural and performing arts venues, helping shape projects that strengthen connections between institutions and the communities they serve.
Her work includes the transformation of St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, a landmark project that led to further cultural commissions including TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Beyond the cultural sector, her portfolio includes schools, libraries, recreation centers, and community organizations such as the Brooklyn Public Library, the YMCA of Greater New York, and the Brownsville Youth Empowerment Center. Under her leadership, Marvel has grown into an interdisciplinary practice of approximately 150 professionals guided by the principle of creating meaningful design that improves everyday life and strengthens communities.
Ricardo Gomes is the founder of KWY.studio, a multidisciplinary platform established in 2009 that operates across architecture, art, design, and research. Born in Coimbra, Portugal, in 1978, he studied architecture in Lisbon before pursuing a career that bridges architecture, contemporary art, and education. Early in his career, he worked at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, an experience that informed his interest in the relationship between landscape, space, and artistic production. Between 2005 and 2011, he worked with internationally renowned artist Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, contributing to projects exploring perception, environment, and spatial experience.
Alongside his professional practice, Ricardo has maintained a strong commitment to teaching and research. He served as Assistant Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts (UDK) from 2011 to 2014 and later taught at DIS Copenhagen between 2015 and 2017. Through KWY.studio, he has developed an internationally recognized body of work rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration, regularly bringing together architects, artists, curators, writers, and designers to create projects that respond to specific cultural and geographic contexts. He currently lives and works between Lisbon and Copenhagen.
Ophélie Herranz is a partner at NOMOS, an international architecture practice operating between Geneva and Madrid. Together with Katrien Vertenten, Lucas Camponovo, and Paul Galindo, she contributes to a broad range of projects spanning architecture, urbanism, and public space. The studio has established a reputation for transforming constraints into opportunities, developing designs that balance contextual sensitivity, environmental responsibility, and architectural clarity. Drawing remains central to the practice’s methodology, serving as a tool for both analysis and creative exploration throughout the design process.
Through her work at NOMOS, Ophélie explores how architecture can foster new forms of community and collective life while responding thoughtfully to local conditions and existing urban environments. Her approach is characterized by curiosity, precision, and a commitment to creating enduring buildings that combine functionality, sustainability, and spatial quality. Working across multiple scales and contexts, she contributes to a body of work that seeks to create meaningful places while advancing a contemporary and socially engaged architectural discourse.
Martin Reuter is a long-standing creative leader at ingenhoven associates, where he has played an integral role in shaping and advancing the practice’s architectural vision for nearly three decades. Throughout his career, he has contributed to a broad spectrum of projects ranging from high-rise developments and mixed-use complexes to adaptive reuse initiatives and large-scale urban transformations. Working at the intersection of design excellence, technical innovation, and sustainability, Martin has helped define many of the qualities that have established ingenhoven associates as one of Europe’s leading architecture firms.
A defining aspect of his work has been its international scope and collaborative nature. Through decades of experience across diverse regions and project types, Martin has developed a global perspective on architecture and urban design, continuously comparing and refining design methodologies across cultures and markets. This experience enables him to critically assess emerging opportunities and challenges facing cities and the built environment, while contributing to projects that explore innovative approaches to sustainable development, urban regeneration, and resilient design.
