LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHY

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR

FAIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Founding Principal

Bachelor of Architecture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blackburg, VA

Master of Architecture,
with distinction
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Fellow,
American Institute of Architects

Mr. Taylor is the Founding Principal of StreetStudio.LA, a planning and architecture firm which provides critical thinking and design services for a variety of public and private sector clients in both national and international forums. William M. Taylor, FAIA, has more than 30 years experience in architecture and architectural education.
He is also the Director of the Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design, a new school that he founded in 2001.

Before founding StreetStudio.LA, Mr. Taylor was a principal of TFO Architecture, a firm that he founded in 2003, with Steve Fierce. Before founding TFO Architecture, Mr. Taylor was Director of Design for Morris Architects’ Los Angeles office where he was responsible for a variety of international commercial, retail, entertainment, and museum projects.

Before joining Morris Architects, William was a Senior Concept Architect at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he was one of the Lead Architects for Disney’s California Adventure, a major new theme park. In addition, William Taylor was the Lead Architect for the development of the first DisneyQuest interactive entertainment center.

In parallel to his professional experience, William has been a Design Professor at Harvard University, University of Houston, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and LAIAD.

William has published a catalog of his work entitled Instrumental Associations and has been featured in this country and abroad in magazines such as L’Arca, Arkkitehti, and A+U. He has exhibited his work internationally, including the Venice Biennale, the Milan Triennale, the Pompidou Center and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, where he is part of the permanent collection.

His awards include an AIA Educator of the Year award, AIA/LA Merit and Honor Awards, a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, and a Virginia Museum of Art Fellowship.
William earned his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1981, with distinction, and his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1976.

He is a licensed Architect in the states of California, Nevada, and Texas.