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Zoë Prillinger

Zoë Prillinger

Esherick Visiting Professor of Practice
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Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects
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https://www.oparch.net/
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Princeton University, 1994
AB in Architecture, Princeton University, 1992

BIOGRAPHY

Zoë Prillinger is a registered architect and co-founding principal of OPA. Committed to forward-thinking built work driven by ideas and the innovative use of developing technologies, OPA has been widely published and recognized for design excellence. The firm specializes in crafting spatial experiences at multiple scales, from installations to interiors, buildings, and urban proposals. Prillinger has lived in the US, the UK, and Australia. She received both her AB and MArch from Princeton University. She has taught at the Harvard GSD and previously enjoyed being a Friedman Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley, where she has taught numerous design studios

Work
Iron building, OPA Shapeshifter, Reno, NV. Photo credit_ Joe Fletcher
OPA, Shapeshifter, Reno, NV. Photo: Joe Fletcher.
PANuclear Thresholds, Chicago, IL. Photo credit_ Richard Barnes
OPA, Nuclear Thresholds, Chicago, IL. Photo: Richard Barnes.
White house
OPA, Softie, Mill Valley, CA. Photo: Joe Fletcher.
Blue hidden house
OPA, Hidden House, San Francisco, CA. Photo: Joe Fletcher

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