2025 Young Architect Award Recipient
Timothy Williams, AIA, grew up in Omaha, where skateboarding first introduced him to the built environment as a landscape of experimentation and iteration. That early curiosity about space and cities led him to the University of Kansas, where he earned his Master of Architecture and developed a collaborative ethos through both studio and leadership roles.
After graduation, Tim worked with Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Paris before moving to Hong Kong, where he spent eight years immersed in the city’s cultural dynamism and density. There, he engaged in international competitions, exhibitions, and became one of the first architects to complete the NCARB exams in Asia. His experiences abroad sharpened his belief in cross-disciplinary collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and global exchange as drivers of innovation.
Returning to the U.S., Tim contributed to large-scale projects at Pelli Clarke Pelli in New York before joining HDR in Omaha in 2019. As Design Principal, he has led major civic and cultural projects, including the Kiewit Luminarium and the new Omaha Central Library, while fostering a
Outside of practice, he continues to explore design through woodworking and home projects with his wife, also an architect, and their sons. At the core of his work is a belief that meaningful environments emerge from curiosity, listening, and a willingness to rethink the expected.
Past Young Architect Award Recipients
2024 Heather Hughes, AIA
2023 Beau Johnson, AIA
2022 Matthew Gulsvig, AIA
2021 Andrew Conzett, AIA