Evan Ripley is an accomplished architect who has built an extensive career leading significant architectural projects that blend innovation, sustainability, and cultural impact.

Evan began his career in New York, working at firms such as Ennead (formerly Polshek Partnership), where he contributed to the renovation of the American Museum of Natural History, and Samuel Anderson Architects, where he played a key role in restoring a historic brownstone at the Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum.

In 2002 Evan began working with Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. He played a leading role in the design and execution of several landmark projects, including Skirkanich Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, and the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. His expertise in master planning and competition-winning designs is exemplified by his leadership on the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago and the Columbus Museum of Art expansion.

Now based in Santa Fe, NM, Evan is bringing his passion to local projects, including a new building for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New Mexico with Billie Tsien. Evan also teaches Architectural Design Studio at the University of New Mexico and mentors high school students through UNM S+P Architecture + Design’s Summer Academy Program. Additionally, he serves on the Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee, applying his architectural insight to local sustainability initiatives. As a registered architect in New York and New Mexico, Evan remains dedicated to designing thoughtful, enduring, and environmentally responsive spaces.

Complete Project List

With Wickham Van Eyck Architects

Fish! (Restaurant), Borough Market, London, UK

  • Phase: Construction

With Specht Harpman Architects

Concrete Incorporated Offices (Media Company), New York, NY

  • Phase: Design Development

With Samuel Anderson Architects

Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY

  • Phase: Construction Documents, Construction Administration

Art Conservation Studio, Whitney Museum of American Art (Breuer), New York, NY

  • Phase: Feasibility Study

With Polshek Partnership (now Ennead)

Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

  • Phase: Construction Administration (partial)

With Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners

Skirkanich Hall, UPenn School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA

  • Phase: Concept Design through Project Close Out

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • Phase: Design Competition (winning entry)

Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

  • Phase: Construction Documents

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, New York, NY

  • Phase: Construction Documents

Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

  • Phase: Masterplan, Concept Design

First Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington, DC

  • Phase: Design Development

Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

  • Phase: Concept Design through Project Close Out

Fondation Beyeler Museum, Riehen, Switzerland

  • Phase: Competition\

Obama Presidential Center, Barack Obama Foundation, Chicago, IL

  • Phase: Competition, Concept Design through Project Close Out

With Studio Tsien

Humanities and Social Sciences Building, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, NM

  • Phase: Programming, Schematic Design