Dong Gong of Vector Architects awarded 2025 Marcus Prize by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Marcus Prize laureate Dong Gong. Image credit: Vector Architects

Seashore Library, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China. Image credit: Xia Zhi / Vector Architects

“We believe in crafting specific architecture for a specific place and a specific way of life. The Marcus Prize is a profound encouragement for us to persist,” Gong said about the award.

Vector Architects has earned international recognition through projects such as Seashore Library (Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China), Yangshuo Sugarhouse Hotel (Guilin, Guangxi, China), and the renovation of the Captain’s House (Fuzhou, Fujian, China). The firm has been honored with awards such as the RIBA International Award for Excellence in 2021 and the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) Gold Award in 2022.

Yangshuo Sugarhouse Hotel. Guilin, Guangxi, China. Image credit: Su Shengliang / Vector Architects

“Vector Architects offers a statement about the value of the architect and of architecture to our contemporary condition,” said jury member Hans E. Butzer. “Their work appears to beautifully explore questions of tradition, place, and global drifts, while still being comfortably restless and aspirational.”