The annual Gil Oberfield Memorial Lecture was founded in honor of Gil Oberfield, AIA, former member and chair of the AIANY Interiors Committee. The lecture brings to the podium speakers whose work excels in the field of interior architecture. This year’s lecture will feature Leong Leong, an internationally recognized architecture studio and design consultancy based in New York City. The firm partners with forward-thinking clients, cultural enterprises, and institutions to build cultural resonance and advance social agendas within the built environment.
Leong Leong was founded in 2009 by brothers Chris and Dominic Leong, with a portfolio that encompasses a broad range of projects and scales, from urban campuses and institutional spaces to interiors and furniture. Their collaborative design approach integrates aesthetic, social, and ecological concerns to create spaces that foster new ways of living, learning, and convening. Working across disciplines, its diverse staff expands the role of the architect, synthesizing strategic thinking with formal and material experimentation.
