Awards, Honors, and Exhibitions
2024 Finalist, Best of Year Awards, Interior Design Magazine, Creativity Blooms
2024 Merit Award, CODAawards, Creativity Blooms
2023 Merit Award, CODAawards, Aura, Hooray, Pebble
2023 Exhibition, Installation on display Downtown New York with the support of Downtown Alliance, Geo
2021 Honor, Design Vanguard, Architectural Record
2021 Winner, Kansas City International Airport Art Work, Kansas City, MO, Flights
2021 Winner, WMATA HQ Art Work, Washington DC, Aura, Hooray, and Pebble
2021 Winner, The Corner Plaza Art, Ogden UT, New Range
2021 Exhibition, Installation on display in Detroit, MI with the support of Beacon Park, Bounce
2021 Finalist, Dezeen Awards, Installation of the Year, Ziggy
2021 Exhibition, Sculpture on display in Jersey City, NJ with support from Mack-Cali, Ziggy
2020 Nomination, ArchDaily Building of the Year, Hospitality Category, Happy Panda II
2020 Winner, Manhattan Beach City Hall Lobby Art RFP, Manhattan Beach CA, Chromatic
2020 Winner, Google Charleston East Campus Public Plaza Competition, Mountain View CA, Go
2020 Finalist, Arkansas River Trail Public Sculpture RFP, Little Rock, AR, Pebbles
2020 Exhibition, Sculpture on display in Downtown New York with support from Downtown Alliance and Rockrose, Ziggy
2019 Winner, Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition, New York NY, Ziggy
2019 Winner, Sculpture Competition for the City of Sarasota FL, Poly
2019 Winner, RFP for the design of retail and food kiosks at the High Line, New York, NY
2019 Exhibition, Georgetown GLOW, Washington DC, Atomic
2019 Exhibition, Art Omi, Ghent, NY, Prismatic
2019 Finalist, Times Square Valentine Heart Competition, New York NY, Cosmo
2018 Winner, Georgetown GLOW Competition, Washington DC, Prismatic
2018 Finalist, Woodland Art Bench Competition, Woodlands TX, Bubble Bench
2017 2nd Prize, The National Museum of World Writing in Songdo, South Korea, Cuneiformed
2017 Exhibition, Work shown at the MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) in Seoul, Cuneiformed
2017 Finalist, Public sculpture in Sarasota, FL, Concurrent
2016 Winner, Architectural League of New York and Socrates Sculpture Park Folly Competition, Sticks
2016 Winner, Re-ball! International Design Competition, Raise/Raze
2016 Finalist, Best Art Installation, Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Awards, Raise/Raze
2016 Finalist, Arch Out Loud ‘s Tokyo Vertical Cemetery Competition, Light Forms
2016 Featured as "Firm to Watch" in Architectural Record
2016 Selected as one of "10 Firms to Watch in 2017" by Architizer
2015 Winner, Best Restaurant, IIDA Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Competition, Happy Panda
2015 Notable Entry, Architectural League of New York and Socrates Sculpture Park Folly Competition, Mochi
2015 Finalist, City of Dreams Competition, Tied Together
2011 Winner, Stucki Basel Renovation Competition, Atmospheres
Press and Publications
Forbes. “Why The Downtown Art Scene Is The Star Of NYC This Winter”. David Hochman. Dec 12, 2024.
Colossal. “Participatory Pavilions by Hou de Sousa Emerge from Colorful Lights and Facets”. Kate Mothe. Nov 29, 2024.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa Installs Patchwork-inspired Pavilion in Arkansas”. Thomai Tsimpou. Nov 26, 2024.
Interior Design. “Hou de Sousa’s ‘Creativity Blooms’ Installation Shines…”. Annie Block. June/July Issue, 2024.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa's Sculptural Grove of Trees and Benches Illuminate Adobe…” Ravail Khan. April 21, 2024.
Mercury News. “Adobe Officially Completes and Opens Eye-catching Downtown Bridge”. George Avalos. Nov 2, 2023.
Architects Newspaper. “The Corner is a New Plaza by…” Dan Roche. Sept 11, 2023.
Interior Design. “Transporting Experience”. Nick Tamarin. March Issue, 2023.
Time Out New York. “The Best Outdoor Art in NYC this Spring”. Mar 9, 2023.
Untapped Cities. “Interactive Sculpture Geo Adds Color to NYC’s Financial District.” Nicole Saranicro. Feb, 2023.
Madame Architect. “Positive Change: Hou de Sousa's Nancy Hou on Asking the Right Questions...” Julia Gamolina. Sept 8, 2021.
Dezeen. “Dezeen Awards 2021 Design Longlist Announced.” Elisa Barkan. August 11, 2021.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa suspends 1000 neon triangles over Beacon Park in Detroit.” Lynne Myers. June 11, 2021.
Architectural Record. “Design Vanguard 2021: Hou de Sousa.” Wendy Moonan. June 2021 Issue.
NPR Kansas City. “Five More Artists Selected to Join Massive Public Art Project at Kansas City Int’l Airport.” Carlos Moreno. June 4, 2021.
Detroit Metro Times. “A Light Up Art Installation is Coming to Detroit’s Beacon Park.” Lee DeVito. June 1, 2021.
Interior Design. “Hou de Sousa Creates a Whimsical Chinese Restaurant in Quito, Ecuador.” Quinn Halman. Jan 7, 2021.
ELLE DECOR. “La Vera Anima del Risorante Cinese…” Stefano Annovazzi Lodi. Jan 3, 2021.
Archdaily. “Happy Panda II Restaurant / Hou de Sousa”. Paula Pintos. Dec 4, 2020.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa installs colorful chandelier canopy within restaurant in Quito, Ecuador” Myrto Katsikopoulou. Nov 23, 2020.
Association. "Prismatic.” Volume 11. Cornell University. Fall 2020.
Untapped Cities. “12 New Public Art Installations in NYC November 2020.” Justin Wu. Nov 2, 2020.
Metropolis. “New Talent: Portal to the Public.” Akiva Blander. June 2020 Issue.
CNN. “9 of the US’s Wildest, Weirdest and Most Exciting Spectacular Outdoor Art Experiences.” Stacey Mckenna. July 7, 2020.
Archinect. “Don’t Miss Archinect’s Must-Follow Architecture Firms on Instagram 2020.” Katherine Guimapang. April 20, 2020.
Interior Design. “The 15 Coolest Installations of 2019.” Interior Design Staff. December 28, 2019.
RTP. Hora dos Portugueses “Instalacao Lusa em Flatiron.” Episode 253. Broadcast on December 25, 2019.
Artnet. “Editors’ Picks: 13 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week, Holiday Edition.” December 23, 2019.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa suspends the multi-colored 'atomic' installation in georgetown DC.” Lynne Myers. December 10, 2019.
Dezeen. “Hou de Sousa wraps rebar in colourful string for installation outside New York's Flatiron Building.” Kristine Kline. December 2, 2019.
Architect's Newspaper. “Hou de Sousa’s Flatiron Holiday Design installation is open.” Leilah Stone. November 27, 2019.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa's iridescent 'ziggy' installation opens in new york's flatiron plaza.” Lynne Myers. November 26, 2019.
Curbed. “New York’s best public art installations this season.” Ameena Walker and Valeria Ricciulli. November 18, 2019.
Archdaily. “Kaleidoscopic Gateways to Celebrate the Holiday Season in New York.” Dima Stouhi. October 20, 2019.
Architectural Digest. “Prismatic Installation / Hou de Sousa.” Kristan Schiller and Liddy Berman. August 7, 2019.
DETAIL. “Perspektivische Vielfalt: Prismatic von Hou de Sousa.” July 21, 2019.
ArchDaily. “Prismatic Installation / Hou de Sousa.” Paula Pintos. June 4, 2019.
AAP Alumni Magazine. “Hou de Sousa: Prismatic.” Cornell University. Spring 2019.
Archinect. "Architecture firm Hou de Sousa creates a multi-functional outdoor educational facility…” Katherine Guimapang. May 10, 2019.
Interior Design. "Glow in the Dark: An Installation in Washington by Hou de Sousa lit up the night.” Wilson Barlow. January Issue, 2019.
Architect. "Your Last Chance to See this glowing Prismatic Installation in Washington, D.C.” Ayda Ayoubi. January 3, 2019.
Metropolis. "A New Installation in Washington, D.C. Plays with Color, Perspective, and Geometry.” Bridget Newsham. January 2, 2019.
Dezeen. "Hou de Sousa designs fluorescent Prismatic installation for Washington DC.” Jenna McKnight. Dec 31, 2018.
Archinect. "New York’s Dynamic Duo, Hou de Sousa, Blends Their Passion for Detail and…” Katherine Guimapang. Dec 18, 2018.
Designboom. "Hou de Sousa’s Iridescent Prismatic Installation in Georgetown Frames a Myriad of Perspectives.” Maria Erman. Dec 10, 2018.
Archinect. “New York-based Hou de Sousa creates Prismatic, a Kaleidoscope Spectacle.” Katherine Guimapang. Dec 10, 2018.
Association. "Cuneiformed.” Volume 10. Cornell University. Fall 2018.
Association. "Sticks and Raise/Raze.” Volume 9. Cornell University. Spring 2018.
Concept. "Cuneiformed, National Museum of World Writing." Vol. 225, Jan 2018.
AW Magazine. "National Museum of World Writing." Vol. 272, Jan 2018.
Archipreneur. "10 Best Emerging Architecture Firms in 2017." Ligija Grozdanic. Dec 21, 2017.
Architectural Review. "Sticks Case Study: Q&A with Josh de Sousa ." Merlin Fulcher. Dec 4, 2017.
Luxe. "Datebook: Nancy Hou and Josh de Sousa." Jennifer Pfaff Smith. Nov/Dec Issue 2017.
Designboom. "Hou de Sousa + Archotus' National Museum of World Writing." Sept 25, 2017.
Archinect. "Hou de Sousa Proposes "Cuneiformed" National Museum of World Writing in Incheon." Sept 27, 2017.
Grounded Visionaries. "Design by Nancy Hou MArch '08 and Josh de Sousa MArch '08 Awarded Second Prize in National Museum of World Writing International Design Competition." Harvard GSD. Oct 2, 2017.
Socrates Publishing. "Folly Function." 2017.
Association. "Mochi." Volume 8. Cornell University. 2017
Interior Design. “Best of Year: Installation.” December Issue 2016.
Architizer. “10 Architecture Firms to Watch in 2017.” December 27, 2016.
Cultured Magazine. “Proof of Concept: Nascent Architecture Studio Hou de Sousa has its Sights Set on One Thing: Successful Design” Tiffany Jow. Winter Issue 2016.
The Architectural League of New York. “Folly 2016: Sticks.” 2016.
AAP Cornell Newsletter. “Hou de Sousa Wins Folly.” Fall 2016.
Architectural Record. “Firm to Watch: Hou de Sousa.” David Sokol. September Issue 2016.
Interior Design. “Sticks, no stones.” Fall Homes Issue 2016.
Dwell. “The Evolution of an Urban Wasteland: Socrates Scul.” August 2, 2016.
Interior Design. “Raise/Raze.” August Issue 2016.
Domus. “Sticks.” July 29, 2016.
Dwell. “Architecture Remix: Hou de Sousa is on a Roll with Two Winning Competition Entries.” July 30, 2016.
Socrates Publishing. “Socrates Sculpture Park: Thirty Years." 2016.
Architect Magazine. “Hou de Sousa’s Sticks Opens in Socrates Sculpture Park.” July 28, 2016.
Designboom. “Sticks by Hou de Sousa officially Opens at Socrates Sculpture Park in NYC.” July 25, 2016.
Interior Design. “Hou de Sousa Revealed as 2016 Folly Competition Winner.” April 12, 2016.
ArchDaily. “Hou de Sousa Completes Construction of Raise/Raze and Sticks.” July 28, 2016.
Dezeen. “Hou de Sousa builds reconfigurable Raise/Raze installation from plastic balls.” July 19, 2016.
The Washington Post. “Underneath Dupont Circle, a Playground for Democracy.” May 5, 2016.
ABC News. “Streetcar Station: Here’s What Dupont Underground is Doing Now.” April 30, 2016.
Architect Magazine. “Hou de Sousa Designs DuPont Underground’s First Installation.” April 29, 2016.
Tech Insider. “An Abandoned Washington DC Subway Tunnel is Being Filled with 650,000 Plastic Balls.” April 4, 2016.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa’s raise/raze claims victory of dupont underground competition.” March 30, 2016.
The Washington Post. “Dupont Underground is Using the ‘Beach’ Balls to Create a Life-Size Lego World.” Mar 22, 2016.
The Atlantic Citylab. “D.C.’s Art Gallery in an Abandoned Streetcar Tunnel Will Finally Open.” March 22, 2016.
Materia [Netherlands]. “Raise/Raze.” July 28, 2016.
Architectural League of New York. “2015 Folly Notable Entries: Mochi.” 2015.
ID+C [China]. “Happy Panda.” Vol. 238. June, 2014.
Exkema [Colombia]. “Happy Panda.” May, 2014.
Misset Horeca [Netherlands]. “Happy Panda, Cumbaya.” May 26, 2014.
Hi-Design Restaurants [China]. “Happy Panda – Paseo San Francisco.” May, 2014.
Restaurants of Style. “Dim Sum Bar.” Guangzhou: South China University of Technology. 2014.
Catalogo Diseno [Chile]. “Dim Sum Bar, Hou de Sousa.” October 23, 2013.
ArchDaily. “Snack Bar / Hou de Sousa.” October 16, 2013.
Designboom. “Hou de Sousa: Quito Restaurant Dim Sum Bar.” October 8, 2013.
Curve Magazine [Lebanon]. “Happy Panda.” October, 2013.
Modern Decoration [China]. “Happy Panda.” Vol. 297. October, 2013
ArchDaily. “Happy Panda.” August 17, 2013.
Designboom. “Happy Panda Restaurant in Ecuador by Hou de Sousa.” August 11, 2013.
Interior Design [China]. “Happy Panda.” August, 2013.
Nya Rum [Sweden]. “Happy Panda.” August, 2013.
BOB International Magazine of Space Design [South Korea]. “Dim Sum Bar.” Vol. 126. 2013.
Clave [Ecuador]. “Fusion – Hou de Sousa.” September, 2013.
Caras [Ecuador]. “Desafio a la Imaginacion.” November, 2012.
Trama [Ecuador]. “Dim Sum Bar.” Vol. 112. May, 2012.
Let’s Go Out! "Dim Sum Bar." Berlin: Gestalten. 2012.
ArchDaily. “Dim Sum Bar / Hou de Sousa.” December 2, 2011.