Berke, Deborah

Berke, Deborah
635 Harrison Street Hope, IN 47246

Deborah Berke is associated in the Columbus area with the Hope Branch Library in Hope, Indiana, and First Financial Bank – Creekview in Columbus. Known for a modernism that is restrained, flexible, and responsive to context, Berke has built a national reputation for work that ranges from new buildings to thoughtful renovations and adaptive reuse. She is the founder of the New York practice TenBerke and has served as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. Her major honors include the AIA Gold Medal, the AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, and the Berkeley-Rupp Prize.

Columbus, Indiana projects
• Hope Branch Library, 635 Harrison Street, Hope, Indiana, 1998.
• First Financial Bank – Creekview, 707 Creekview Drive, 2006.

Honors
• AIA Gold Medal, 2025.
• AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, 2022.
• Berkeley-Rupp Prize, 2012.

Work in Columbus