Membership

Join The World Around Circles in 2026 and be part of a unique global network of likeminded individuals! Circle members receive year-round invitations to private screenings, VIP parties, openings and studio visits. Explore our recent programs and events below.

TWA Membership

Friends Circle $250/year

For architecture, design and culture enthusiasts who want to learn more, support The World Around and be part of our community.

Benefits:

  • Complimentary reserved seating for 1 at The World Around Summit 2026 at MoMA
  • Access to coffee & VIP lounge at The World Around Summit 2026 at MoMA
  • The World Around tote bag and partner gifts
  • Access to purchase early-bird tickets for the Annual Dinner 2026
  • Access to early reservations to In Focus and other TWA programs 
  • Invitations to private studio visits and networking events throughout 2026
  • "TWA Dispatches" newsletter subscription
  • Tax-deductible donation

Supporter Circle $1,000/year

For individuals and firms committed to architecture and culture who can provide significant support and engage directly with our community and global networks.

Benefits

  • Complimentary all-day reserved seating for 2 at The World Around Summit 2026 at MoMA
  • Access to coffee & VIP lounge at The World Around Summit 2026 at MoMA
  • The World Around baseball cap (while supplies last)
  • The World Around tote bag and partner gifts
  • Access for 2 to The World Around Summit 2026 After Party
  • Access to purchase early-bird tickets for Annual Dinner 2026
  • Access to early reservations to In Focus and other TWA programs 
  • Invitations to private studio visits and networking events throughout 2026
  • Invitations to exclusive and private events with The World Around's partners and board members
  • "TWA Dispatches" newsletter subscription
  • Name and bio on Website (optional)
  • Tax-deductible donation

Summit Circle $5,000+

For individuals, offices and brands who can directly fund the keystone event in The World Around's calendar, our annual summit, gaining access to our community, networks, partners and board.

Benefits:

  • Directly underwrite The World Around’s Annual Summit 2026, joining as a key patron of global architecture and design discourse
  • Priority seating for 2 at The World Around Summit 2026
  • Access for 2 to The World Around Summit 2026 After Party
  • One year of complimentary reserved seating for 4 at all TWA programs throughout 2026
  • One year of complimentary reserved seating for 4 at all Young Climate Prize programs and events throughout 2026
  • Invitations to private studio visits and networking events throughout the year
  • Invitations to private events with The World Around's partners and board members
  • Opportunity to host studio visits for Circles Members (corporate partners)*
  • Half page or full page advertisement in The World Around Summit 2026 web page
  • Logo and name recognition across TWA’s digital channels, website, newsletter and Summit stage acknowledgments
  • Exclusive limited-edition tote bag and partner gifts
  • Tax-deductible donation

*Travel costs to be assumed by the donor.

Climate Circle

The Climate Circle is an invitation to support The World Around’s most impactful mentorship and award program, the Young Climate Prize. Now in its third cycle, your contribution directly sustains this initiative, supporting logistics, training, air travel for 25 under 25. By supporting us you are empowering immediate, local and scalable solutions to the climate crisis led by the people experiencing it first hand. 

As a member, you will have opportunities to meet with members of the cohort directly and learn more about their groundbreaking ideas, while joining an international community of supporters, curators, and partners passionate to advance architecture and design as a tool for planetary resilience.

 Please write to Ana Minujin at ycp@theworldaround.org to learn more.

Benefits:

  • Priority seating for 2 at The World Around Summit 2026 and 2027
  • Access for 2 to The World Around Summit 2026 and 2027 After Party
  • One year of complimentary reserved seating for 4 at all Young Climate Prize programs and events throughout 2026 and 2027
  • Invitation to meet Young Climate Prize winners
  • Invitations to private studio visits and networking events throughout the year
  • Invitations to private events with The World Around's partners and board members
  • Half page or full page advertisement in The World Around Summit 2026 and 2027 program
  • Logo and name recognition across TWA’s digital channels, website, newsletter and Summit stage acknowledgments
  • Exclusive limited-edition tote bag and partner gifts
  • Tax-deductible donation

Chairman's Circle

The Chairman’s Circle is The World Around’s most exclusive patrons group, reserved for a small circle of visionary supporters at the highest annual level. This invite-only community travels with us to remarkable destinations—Paris, Venice, and Marfa among them—for private studio visits, landmark tours, and unforgettable dinners. 

As part of this group, members enjoy rare access to extraordinary people and places, sharing experiences that can only be found within The World Around’s closest circle. Please write to Beatrice Galilee at director@theworldaround.org to learn more.

Benefits:

  • Complimentary reserved seating for 2 at all The World Around programs including: 
    • The World Around Summit 2026 at MoMA
    • The World Around In Focus Programs and After Party 
    • The World Around Summit 2026 After Party 
    • The World Around Summit 2026 Speaker’s Dinner
  • Invitation to join the Board of Trustees and Chairman’s Council to bi-annual insider tour of the Architecture Venice Biennale with Beatrice Galilee. Includes special studio visits, private receptions, dinners and more.*
  • Invitation to one or more Chairman’s Council dinners hosted throughout the year.
  • Access to purchase early-bird tickets for Annual Dinner 2026
  • Access to early reservations to In Focus and other TWA programs 
  • Invitations to private studio visits and networking events throughout 2026
  • Invitations to exclusive and private events with TWA partners and board members
  • "TWA Dispatches" newsletter subscription
  • Name and bio on Website (optional)
  • Exclusive limited-edition tote bag and partner gifts
  • Tax-deductible donation

*Travel costs to be assumed by the donor.


The World Around’s mission to connect diverse voices and ideas in response to global challenges is essential to shaping a more inclusive and resilient built environment. At WXY, we see design as a tool for uncovering opportunities that bring communities together and drive lasting change. We’re proud to be part of a convening that amplifies these critical conversations, recognizing that equitable spaces are never created in isolation, but through dialogue that bridges disciplines, geographies, and lived experiences.

Claire Weisz, WXY
Summit Circle

FAQs

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 & 2026 CIRCLES MEMBERS:

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE 2026


Adam Flatto / Georgetown Company
Amanda Burden
Curry Stone Foundation
Debra Lehman Smith
Elizabeth Diller / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
Jill Brienza
Joan Davidson
Mariam Issoufou / Mariam Issoufou Architects
Peter Dillon
Vishaan Chakrabarti / Practice for Architecture and Urbanism: PAU
Wendy Fisher
Sara Meltzer


CLIMATE CIRCLE 2026

Audemars Piguet
Brian Butterfield / WHY Museum
Brunswick Group
Debra Lehman / Lehman Smith Design Foundation
MillerKnoll Foundation
Peter Guggenheimer


SUMMIT CIRCLE 2026

Rockwell Group
Brown&Brown
KPF
SOM
Reddymade
Paratus Group
LSM
Mr and Mrs Howard K Cohen Charitable Fund


BENEFACTOR CIRCLE 2026

Unifor
Andrew Klemmer / Paratus Group
Anne-Sophie Hall
Arup
Bruce Ratner
Claire Weisz / WXY
Daniel Brodsky
Deidrea Miller
Fisher & Paykel
Friedman Benda
Joan MacKeith / Rockwell Group
John Alschuler / Therme Group US LLC
Justin Beal
Kathryn McElroy
Martina Frigerio / Molteni&C
MillerKnoll
kurimanzutto
Parley for the Oceans
Rachel Rose & Ian Cheng
Rockwell Group
Romenesa Foundation
Stephen Reidy
Studio Loutsis
Susan Sellers / 2x4
To My Ships
Vivian Zelter
William & Ellen Taubman

SUPPORTER CIRCLE 2026


Abigail Miranker
Adam Rolston / INC Architecture & Design 
Adriana Gelves
Anastasiya Siro
Andrew Heid / NO ARCHITECTURE, PLLC
Angelica Baccon
Avani Parikh / Avani Parikh Architecture PC
Barbara Flynn
Beatriz Colomina
Ben Rawlingson Plant
Bettina Zerza
Beverly Willis Architecture
Billy Clark Creative Management
Chee Pearlman / TED Conferences
Chris Abbate
David Dunne
Diana Darling
Dixon Lu / MAD Architects
Elise Jaffe & Jeffrey Brown
Elizabeth Roberts
Emily Marant
Everett Hollander
Forth Bagley / KPF - Kohn Pedersen Fox
Helen Aboah
Hunter Braithwaite / Cultural Counsel
Jace Schinderman
Jaffer Kolb
Jennifer Olshin / Friedman Benda
Jesper Eriksen
Jessica Merritt
Jing Liu / SO–IL
Joe Solway
John C Jay
John Alschuler / Therme Group US LLC
Kathleen Leever
Katie Swenson / Mass Group
Laurie Beckelman
Louise Braverman / Louise Braverman Architect
Louise Extraterritorial
Louise Neri
Mark Wigley
Marian Goodman Gallery
Marilyn Hernandez
Maye Tamma / Rē
Mazzola Lindstrom LLP
Meara Daly
Meryl Meltzer
Michael Maltzan
Michaella Solar-March
Michelle Perr
Molly Heintz
Monica Manzutto / kurimanzutto
Monika McLennan
Nat Oppenheimer
Nelson Daly
New Affiliates Architecture
Novità Communications
Pernilla Ohrstedt / Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio
Rose Lord
SO - IL
Sharon Johnston
SHoP Architects
Susan Seller / Harrison Geldermann
Stephanie Bigelow-Ennis
TenBerke
Terrence Schroeder
The McElroy Family
Tom Fernández
Wendy Lindstrom
Sameer Kumar
TenBerke
Ximena Caminos


FRIENDS CIRCLE 2026

Alexander Gorlin
Alice Gray Stites
Andrea Layne
Andrew Bradfield
Anne Nixon
Anne Rieselbach
Begum Taft
Beth Dickstein
Blue Medium
Carolyn Dailey
Caterina Fake
Cathleen McGuigan
Cissy Wong
Charles O’Byrne
Charles McKinney
Chris Barton
Christa Carr
Claudia Glasser
Cynthia Davidson
David van der Leer
Eleanor Propp
Elizabeth Beer
Emanuela Frattini Magnusson
Felix Burrichter
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado
Germane Barnes
Hana Kassem
Honora Shea
Hubert Chang
Irene Sunwoo
Jacob Moore
Jason Schupbach
Jayden Ali
Jennifer Li
Joe Versace Jr.
John Patrick
Jonathan Santos
Justin Beal
Katie Daly
Karen Wong
Keri Butler
Koray Duman
Kirsten Reoch
Kyle Thurman
Laura Krey
Linda Pollak
Lydia Cotter
Lisa Switkin
Lori Camilleri
Lucia Galeano
Mae-Ling Lokko
Mark Robbins
Margo Cates
Nicholas Cope
Noushin Radnia
Pernilla Ohstedt
Priyanka Sheth
Rebecca Lee
Richard Roth
Rutger Huiberts
Sarah Duzyk
Severine Tatangelo
Simona Petrova-Vassileva
Stephanie Bigelow-Ennis
Susan Chin
Susan O Surface
Suzanne Nutt
Victoria Rogers
Vivian Tsen

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