Hood Design Studio's founder Walter Hood has been named the winner of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture by the University of Virginia.The prize has been given annually since 1966 in conjunction with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in recognition of those who best exemplify the universitys founder in their pursuits of Architecture, Law, and Citizen Leadership. In being named the winner, Hood joins fellow architects like Frank Gehry, Alvar Aalto, and Leon Krier in winning the honor, which last year saw fellow headline landscape practitioner Kate Orff selected.