Edward Mazria, founder of Architecture 2030, is an internationally recognized architect, author, educator and visionary with a long and distinguished career. His award-winning architecture and planning projects span a thirty-five year period, each employing a cutting-edge environmental design approach. He is the author of numerous published works, including the ‘bible’ of solar design, The Passive Solar Energy Book. Mr. Mazria’s research has reshaped the international dialogue on climate change to incorporate the Building Sector. With his colleagues he developed the INNOVATION2030 Student Design Studio Competition; 2030 Challenge; Roadmap to Zero Emissions; China Accord; 2030 Palette; 2030 Districts; Zero Cities; and the recently released ZERO Code among many other groundbreaking initiatives.


Mr. Mazria’s awards include:

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design Awards

American Planning Association Award

American Solar Energy Society Pioneer Award

Equinox Award

NWF National Conservation Achievement Award

Mumford Award from Architects/Designers/Planners for Social

Responsibility

Inaugural 2009 Hanley Award

The 2011 Purpose Prize

Game Changers Award from Metropolis Magazine

American Institute of Architects 2015 Kemper Award

World Green Building Council 2015 Chairman’s Award

2016 PLEA Award

American Solar Energy Society Horace Greely Abbott Award 2017

National Council for Science and the Environment, 2018 Lifetime

Achievement Award