Stephanie Rae Lloyd examines the contested relationships between facts, publics and architecture through the tracing of historical origins, theoretical frameworks and contemporary processes. Her research, writings and projects leverage the potential of contemporary art and design practices in order to challenge conventional modes of architectural production. 

Stephanie is the 2023 Boston Society of Architects Rotch Scholar and is currently developing a design research project about urban facts and contested public spaces. She is interested in how those without conventional architectural expertise—publics—have been critical in the act of consensus-building and therefore had a direct influence on the development of public space. 

Stephanie previously taught design studios at the Architectural Association in London and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She has also practiced as a designer and researcher for multiple offices in London, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, including vPPR Architects, studioPM and MILLIØNS.

While at vPPR Architects in London, Stephanie worked on a number of key cultural projects, including the 2024 British Pavilion for the Venice Art Biennale, Listening All Night to the Rain and a number of exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Art. While at MILLIØNS in Los Angeles, Stephanie helped to develop the winning competition entry for the Rosenfield Ceramics Collection at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY.

Stephanie holds an MArch with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she was the Gregory S. Baldwin Fellow, and a BA in Architecture with High Honors from the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, where she was the recipient of the Eisner Prize for Architecture as well as the university’s prestigious Leadership Award.