Martha Thorne is the new Director of Strategic and Institutional Relations at Gallery Institute. The former Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize takes on a central role in the global
- Gallery Editorial
- Jun 24
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 25

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the arrival of Martha Thorne at Gallery, where she assumes the role of Director of Strategic and Institutional Relations. Globally recognized for her leadership of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, as an academic administrator and museum curator, Martha stands as influential figure in contemporary architectural discourse. Her career merges critical authority, institutional sensibility and a rare ability to connect thought and prestige.
Her presence at Gallery marks the beginning of a new chapter. A chapter in which cultural intelligence becomes central to the construction of audiovisual narratives and to the articulation of alliances that transcend borders. With Martha, Gallery expands its international reach, deepens its ties with leading institutions and strengthens its role as a mediator between architecture, art and society.
Her mission will be twofold. On one hand, she will consolidate relationships with universities, museums, foundations and awards. On the other, she will establish a direct dialogue with the many voices that will become part of Gallery's future catalogue. Martha, with the entire Gallery team, will contribute to our mission to create a profound and respected platform for talent evident in the fields of architecture and design. She will lead the relationships with the renowned names to be documented, actively participating in their selection and the mediation with the protagonists of upcoming productions.
Together, we will work to ensure that each documentary is not merely an audiovisual piece, but a construction of meaning, recognition, and legacy. At a time when architecture is called upon to respond to the pressing challenges of the present, Martha brings to Gallery experience and reach necessary for our stories to resonate with strength and precision.
If architecture is, as she has said, a field in constant negotiation between ethics, aesthetics, and action, then Martha Thorne is the ideal interpreter of that tension. And her arrival is not only an achievement for us, but a reaffirmation of purpose.