Recognition
The work of blank studio has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects at the state and regional level, awarded by Architectural Record and Residential Architect, published in leading architecture and design journals in fifteen countries, and exhibited in Tokyo, Washington, Manchester, and Texas.
Awards
American Institute of Architects
Yoga Deva | Citation Award, AIA Western Mountain Region | 2009
Social Condenser for Superior | Honor Award, AIA Western Mountain Region | 2008
Social Condenser for Superior | Merit Award, AIA Arizona | 2008
Xeros Residence | Honor Award, AIA Western Mountain Region | 2006
Xeros Residence | Honor Award, AIA Arizona | 2006
Journals
Xeros Residence | Project of the Year, Residential Architect | 2008
Xeros Residence | House of the Year longlist, World Architecture News | 2007
Xeros Residence | Record House Award, Architectural Record | 2006
Yoga Deva | Archi-Bau Award shortlist, Archi-Europe | 2009
Competitions, First Place
Field Cloud | Open Call for Public Art | 2020
Infill Phoenix (120-1/2) | Open Competition | 2017
Jacaranda Avenue | This is Phoenix Open Competition | 2016
PHX 2065 Make a Place | Open Competition | 2015
Competitions, Placed
Fairmont Facade | Invited Competition, shortlist finalist | 2020
Blue Clay Country Spa | Open Competition, shortlist finalist | 2017
House of Writing | Invited Competition, finalist | 2013
Tongzhou Wenyu River Project | Invited Competition, finalist | 2012
Habitat for Humanity Public Housing | Second Place | 2005
Belmont Bus Shelters | Finalist and exhibitor | 2003
State Street Public Art and Bus Shelters | Finalist | 2002
Nomination
Marcus Prize for Architecture | 2017
Selected Publications
The studio's work has appeared in more than two hundred publications. A selection follows. The complete record is below.
Books
Sarah Miller, Where Architects Sleep. Phaidon Press, London, 2020. Joost Grootens, Living in the Desert. Phaidon Press, London, 2018. Virginia McLeod, Détails de Maisons Contemporaines. Éditions du Moniteur, Paris, 2014. Zahid Sardar, West Coast Modern: Architecture, Interiors and Design. Gibbs Smith, Layton, 2012. Virginia McLeod, Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture. Laurence King, London, 2010. Philip Jodidio, Architecture Now: Houses. Taschen, Cologne, 2009. Haike Faulkenberg, ed., Eco Architecture, Urban Style. Taschen America, Los Angeles, 2008. Gerald Staib et al., Components and Systems. DETAIL and Birkhäuser Books, Munich, 2008. Adam Mornement and Simon Holloway, Corrugated Iron: Building on the Frontier. W.W. Norton, New York, 2007. Michelle Galindo, Young Architects Americas. DAAB Publishers, Cologne, 2007. Edward Booth-Clibborn and Nan Ellin, Phoenix: 21st Century City. Booth-Clibborn Editions, London, 2006.
Journals and press
Kala Barba-Court, “Blank Studio Design + Architecture Builds a House that Hides in Plain Sight in Arizona,” Plain, 15 May 2026. Ankitha Gattupalli, "Architecture and Yoga: Tools for Mindfulness," ArchDaily, 21 June 2022. Lawrence W. Cheek, "Some Assembly Required," Arizona Highways, 12 November 2020. Samuel Martin and Matthew Trzebiatowski, "Cooling Phoenix's Urban Heat Island by Hanging Strands of Rope." Interview by Mark Brodie, The Show, NPR KJZZ, 17 October 2018. Jenna McKnight, "Blank Studio proposes fibre canopies for sun-drenched Arizona streets," Dezeen, 30 December 2016. Chris Rubin, "Xeros Effect," Dwell, Special Issue, Spring 2016. Yukio Futagawa, "Xeros Residence," GA Houses Special 03: Masterpieces 2001-2015, November 2015. Kelsey Keith, "Steel this House," Dwell, Special Issue, June 2013. Andrey Chirkov, "Cradle Spirit," DOMUS, No. 17, June 2009. Fabiana Panella, "Xeros Residence in Phoenix," Il Sole 24 ORE Arketipo, No. 33, May 2009, cover. Jenna M. McKnight, "Blank Studio breathes life and tranquility into an office shell for Gilbert, Arizona's Yoga Deva," Architectural Record, March 2009. Meghan Drueding et al., "Project of the Year," Residential Architect, May 2008, cover. Tim Ellis et al., "Lines of Distinction," DasAuto Magazine, Vol. 46, No. 2, Fall-Winter 2008, cover. Christian Schittich, ed., "House in Phoenix, Arizona," DETAIL, Steel Construction, English edition, September/October 2007. Peter Kelly, "Phoenix: Imagining a City," Blueprint, No. 254, May 2007. Yukio Futagawa, "Xeros Residence," GA Houses 95, September 2006. Chris Ruben, "Xeros Effect," Dwell, September 2006. Suzanne Stephens, "In a veil of rusted steel, Blank Studio borrows hues from the desert landscape," Architectural Record, April 2006.
Complete Publication Record
2026 Kala Barba-Court, “Blank Studio Design + Architecture Builds a House that Hides in Plain Sight in Arizona,” Plain, 15 May 2026. Editorial, “Midnight Blue: Architecture as a Sensory Exploration,” ThePlan, 23 March 2026.
2025 Christina Silvestri, "Desert Design Week," Arizona Foothills Magazine, October 2025, 48-49.
2022 Ankitha Gattupalli, "Architecture and Yoga: Tools for Mindfulness," ArchDaily, 21 June 2022.
2020 Lawrence W. Cheek, "Some Assembly Required," Arizona Highways, 12 November 2020. Sarah Miller, Where Architects Sleep. Phaidon Press, London.
2019 Jamie E. Goldsborough, "Architects sign on for the Global Climate Strike," The Architect's Newspaper, 12 August 2019.
2018 Joost Grootens, Living in the Desert. Phaidon Press, London. Samuel Martin and Matthew Trzebiatowski, "Cooling Phoenix's Urban Heat Island by Hanging Strands of Rope." Interview by Mark Brodie, The Show, NPR KJZZ, 17 October 2018. Yulia Shishalova, "Laboratory of the future," archSPEECH: Landscape, Issue 20, 160-175.
2017 Robrt Pela, "Rule Reversal: Governor Doug Ducey is Hellbent on Deregulating Arizona," Phoenix New Times, 1 November 2017. Wellington Reiter, ed., The Central Idea: Affirming the Center of the Phoenix Metro. University City Exchange at Arizona State University. Masahiro Kamijyo, ed., "Forbes Massie: Digital Artist," AXIS Magazine, Vol. 188, August 2017, 114. Simon Mills, "People Power," MIX Magazine by Colour Hive, Issue 47, April 2017, 24-27. David Malone, "Fiber canopies proposed to turn Phoenix streets into comfortable public space," Building Design + Construction, 10 January 2017. Alissa Walker, "Shimmering shade structure would keep Phoenix cool," Curbed, 5 January 2017. Diana Budds, "This Urban Canopy Could Help Cool Super-Hot Cities," Fast Company, 4 January 2017.
2016 Jenna McKnight, "Blank Studio proposes fibre canopies for sun-drenched Arizona streets," Dezeen, 30 December 2016. Architizer Editors, "Architecture on the market: A Desert Home and Studio Pursues Lofty Heights with a Daring Cantilever," Architizer, 15 December 2016. Allie Shiell, ed., "Xeros Residence," Materia, 11 July 2016. Tim Latterner, "A Better Build," Hamptons Magazine, Labor Day Issue, 278. Chris Rubin, "Xeros Effect," Dwell, Special Issue, Spring 2016, 38-41. Anton Markus Pasing, ed., New Panel Layout for Competition 4,5,6. Damdi Publishing Company, Seoul.
2015 Yukio Futagawa, "Xeros Residence," GA Houses Special 03: Masterpieces 2001-2015, November 2015, 112-117. Stephanie Rogers, "Metal Mesh-Clad Desert Home is a Castle Fit for the Sun King," Dornob, 15 August 2015. Eli Laipson, "Design Manifestos: Matthew Trzebiatowski of blank studio design + architecture," Modelo, 9 August 2015. Yukio Futagawa, "Crossing (Manor Lane Residence)," GA Houses 141: Project 2015, March 2015, 116-117. YeonKyeong Choo, ed., Atlas of the World Housing. Damdi Publishing Company, Seoul. Sibylle Kramer, Yoga and Spiritual Retreats. Braun Publishing, Salenstein.
2014 Virginia McLeod, Détails de Maisons Contemporaines. Éditions du Moniteur, Paris.
2013 Kelsey Keith, "Steel this House," Dwell, Special Issue, June 2013, 7, 76-79, 166. HyunJi Lee, ed., Architect's Notebook. Damdi Publishing Company, Seoul.
2012 Zahid Sardar, West Coast Modern: Architecture, Interiors and Design. Gibbs Smith, Layton. Xeros Residence, Extreme Homes, Episode 203, HGTV, Phoenix. Avril Lee, ed., Gym: Enjoy Health Life. Artpower, Hong Kong. Sun Xueliang, "Social Condenser for Superior," International New Architecture, April 2012, 98-107. Yukio Futagawa, "Littles Road Residence," GA Houses 125: Project 2012, March 2012, 116-119. Ying Lee, ed., The World Spa Design (Wellness Centers, Vol. 1). Artpower, Hong Kong. Pyo Mi-young, ed., New Panel Layout for Competition. Damdi Publishing Company, Seoul.
2011 Jiang Feng, ed., Top New Club. Hi-Design International, Hong Kong. Dreamwork Spaces. Designerbooks, Beijing. Catherine Chang, ed., Keep Fit. Liaoning Publishing Group, Shenyang City. Catherine Chang, ed., 1000 Interiors II. Liaoning Publishing Group, Shenyang City. Catherine Chang, ed., 21st Century World Architecture. Liaoning Publishing Group, Shenyang City. Z. Hong, ed., Global Style: Materials + Decoration. Dopress Books, Shenyang City. Marian Mao, "The Space Within, Yoga Deva," International New Architecture, Summer 2011, 170-181. S. Jhonna Robledo, "Life Swap, Global Edition," New York Magazine, 26 April 2011, 98. Yukio Futagawa, "T House," GA Houses 120: Project 2011, March 2011, 56-61. Claire Perkins, "Deva Divas," Arizona Foothills, January 2011, 22.
2010 Virginia McLeod, Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture. Laurence King, London. Wang Shaoqiang, ed., X-House. Sandu Publishing Company, Guangzhou. Wang Shaoqiang, ed., Transformer. Sandu Publishing Company, Guangzhou. Sam Grawe, ed., 100 Houses We Love. Dwell Media, San Francisco. Pyo Mi-young, ed., Portfolio. Damdi Publishing Company, Seoul. José Miguel Rubio, "Residencia Xeros En Phoenix, Arizona," Temas de Arquitectura, Vol. 11, 126-135. Michelle Roy, "Matthew Trzebiatowski: Starting with a Blank Slate," Artistik, Vol. 2, Summer 2010, 18-21. Ivan Gonzalez, "Vida Salvaje; Xeros House," DT platinum, March 2010, 193. Yukio Futagawa, "Suncover Residence," GA Houses 115: Project 2010, March 2010, 96-97.
2009 Catherine Chang, ed., 100 Award Architecture. Liaoning Publishing Group, Shenyang City. Chris Petersen, "The Careful Approach," North American Design, Fall 2009, 100-101, 120. Evgeniy Milov, "The Xeros Residence by blank studio," DeZona, 26 August 2009. Andrey Chirkov, "Cradle Spirit," DOMUS, No. 17, June 2009, 140-146. Choi Ji-hyun, ed., IW_Interior World Vol. 75. Archiworld, Seoul. Fabiana Panella, "Xeros Residence in Phoenix," Il Sole 24 ORE Arketipo, No. 33, May 2009, cover, 56-67, 117. Susan Felt and Jaimee Rose, "Design Inspiration," The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2009. Julia Jiang, ed., "Oasis," PLD (Professional Lighting Design) China, No. 32, March/April 2009, 94-97. Ivan Ferjancic, ed., "Periscope on the edge of the desert," HIŠE 52, April 2009, 88-91. Xu Xiaodong, ed., "Wandering of Light and People," Designer & Designing, March 2009, cover, 76-81. Yukio Futagawa, "Urban Courtyard Residence," GA Houses 109: Project 2009, March 2009, 106-108. Philip Jodidio, Architecture Now: Houses. Taschen, Cologne. Jenna M. McKnight, "Blank Studio breathes life and tranquility into an office shell for Gilbert, Arizona's Yoga Deva," Architectural Record, March 2009, 121-123. David Tyda, "Designer Yoga," Desert Living, February 2009, 58-63. Andrey Chirkov, "Small Town Hope," DOMUS, No. 13, February 2009, 124-133. Deborah Paddison, "Spirit in Architecture," Sources+Design, January/February 2009, 53-54. J. Cramer and J. Yankopolus, ed., Almanac of Architecture & Design. Greenway Communications, Atlanta.
2008 Tim Ellis et al., ed., "Lines of Distinction," DasAuto Magazine, Vol. 46, No. 2, Fall-Winter 2008, cover, 36-43. Beenish Usmani, "The Xeros Residence," Metal Glass Stone Architecture, November-December 2008, 8-18. Haike Faulkenberg, ed., Eco Architecture, Urban Style. Taschen America, Los Angeles. Tyler Hurst, "Deva Haven," kontakt, October-November 2008, 34-37. Maria Lopez Plaza, "Yoga Deva," europaconcorsi, 16 October 2008. Maya Jordan, "Yoga Deva: Health Divinity," DeZona, 10 October 2008. Zijia Wong, ed., "Finding your centre in Arizona," World Architecture News, 8 October 2008. Michelle Galindo, Desert Architecture. Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin. Michelle Galindo et al., 1000 x Architecture of the Americas. Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin. Gerald Staib et al., Components and Systems. DETAIL and Birkhäuser Books, Munich. Cheryl Weber, "House Proud," Residential Architect, July 2008, 29-38. Valerio Paolo Mosco, Architettura Contemporanea Stati Uniti West Coast. Motta Architettura, Milan. JeongSeon Lee, House on the Landscape. C3 Publishing, Seoul. Meghan Drueding et al., "Project of the Year," Residential Architect, May 2008, cover, 28-31. Valerio Paolo Mosco, "Intimate America," l'industria delle costruzioni, No. 400, March/April 2008, cover, 68-73. Yukio Futagawa, "House in Shadow," GA Houses 103: Project 2008, March 2008, 48-51. Cassaundra Brooks, "The New Contemporary," North Valley Magazine, February/March 2008, 49-53. Aaron Ritenour, "Arizona Dream," Oikia, No. 86, January 2008, 52-54.
2007 Marina Cescon, "Arizona Social Club," Acciaio Arte Architettura, No. 32, December 2007, 40-55. Adam Mornement and Simon Holloway, Corrugated Iron: Building on the Frontier. W.W. Norton, New York. Gonzalo L. van Dam, "Formas cúbicas en el desierto; Xeros Residence," REM, No. 36, December 2007, 84-92. Ethel Baraona Pohl, "Xeros Residence, Arizona-USA," Piel (Skin), December 2007. John Brown, ed., "Mountains to the North, City to the South," The Slow Home, 21 December 2007. Sung Jin Cho and Young Hee Seo, Interiors ZIP: Residence & Model House. In Hark Park, Korea. Christian Schittich, ed., "House in Phoenix, Arizona," DETAIL, Steel Construction (No. 5), English edition, September/October 2007, 496-501. Giulia Scaglietta, "Social Condenser for Superior," europaconcorsi, 4 September 2007. Sara Mercer, ed., "Social Condenser," World Architecture News, 15 August 2007. Casey Mathewson, ed., International Houses Atlas. Feierabend Unique Books, Berlin. Anna Lengle, "Xeros Residence," Le (Russia), July 2007, 87-90. Ali Watkinson, "Wet n' Dry," Sublime, No. 4, Summer 2007, 89-95. Alessia Pincini, "Blank Studio, Xeros Residence," Area #93, Private Houses, July-August 2007, 128-133. Nan Ellin, "Architectural scene grows from the desert," The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2007. Rashid Taqui, "Smart Environments; Xeros Residence," Architecture Plus, No. 15, July 2007, 8, 110-115. Dirk Meyhöfer, Magic Metal: Buildings of steel, aluminium, copper + tin. Verlagshaus Braun, Berlin. Robyn Beaver, The New 100 Houses X 100 Architects. Images Publishing Group, Victoria. Michelle Galindo, Young Architects Americas. DAAB Publishers, Cologne. Casey Mathewson, ed., Residential Designs for the 21st Century: An International Collection. Firefly, Ontario. Linda Gross, "Superior Bar, Who Knew?," Globe Miami Times, Vol. 2, No. 1, June 2007, 19. Peter Kelly, "Phoenix: Imagining a City," Blueprint, No. 254, May 2007, 74-79. Deborah Paddison, "The West's Best," Sources+Design, January/February 2007, 70-71. Andrey Chirkov, "Exemplary Household Factory," Interior DIGEST Moscow, January 2007, 110-123.
2006 Edward Booth-Clibborn and Nan Ellin, Phoenix: 21st Century City. Booth-Clibborn Editions, London. Scott Blair, ed., "Xeros Residence," Southwest Contractor, November 2006, 25. Sara Mercer, ed., "Xeros Residence," World Architecture News, 22 November 2006. Adam Gregory, "blank studio," Sell Modern, November 2006. Yukio Futagawa, "Xeros Residence," GA Houses 95, September 2006, 110-127. John Lock, "Rusty architectural challenge," centras, 4: 2006, 32-40. Chris Ruben, "Xeros Effect," Dwell, September 2006, 184-191. Erica-Gabriela Dudas, "The Xeros Residence," de arhitectura, No. 20, Case in Peisaj, 54-61. David Tyda, "100 Degrees of Design; Finding Design in the Desert," Desert Living, July/August 2006, 30-31. Marina Cescon, "Arizona," Acciaio Arte Architettura, No. 26, June 2006, cover, 76-87. Younghee Seo, "Xeros Residence," Monthly INTERIORS Korea, June 2006, 173-182. Denise Maguire, "Snapshot: Xeros Residence," Plan: The Art of Architecture and Design, May 2006, 43. Rossana Certini, "The Xeros Residence," europaconcorsi, 19 April 2006. Suzanne Stephens, "In a veil of rusted steel, Blank Studio borrows hues from the desert landscape," Architectural Record, April 2006, 136-140. Susan Felt, "Sunnyslope's Renegade," The Arizona Republic, 25 March 2006. Valley Architect goes Vertical, NBC Channel 12 TV, Cool Homes, Phoenix. David Tyda, "Room with a View," Desert Living, January/February 2006, cover, 74-81. Xeros Residence, Desert Lifestyles TV, Phoenix.
2005 Xeros Residence Under Construction, Desert Lifestyles TV, Phoenix. RaeAnne Marsh, "Architects offer variety of designs for Habitat project," Desert Advocate, 20 July 2005, 3-4, 12.
Exhibitions
Klose Residence | Desert Design Week Home Tour, Phoenix | 2025
Landsnet Towers, PHX 2065, Jacaranda Avenue | Biennial 600: Architecture, Amarillo Museum of Art | 2017
Crossing | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2015
Littles Road Residence | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2012
'T' House | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2011
Three Current Works: EP 2011 | American Center for Architecture, Washington, DC | 2011
Suncover Residence | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2010
Urban Courtyard Residence | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2009
House in Shadow | GA Gallery, Tokyo | 2008
The Mersey Stacks | CUBE Gallery, Manchester | 2008
Lectures
Approaching Beauty | AIA New Mexico Convention, Santa Fe | 2017
Shaping a Space, Crafting a Career | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2015
blank studio architecture: WORK | University of Nevada, Las Vegas and CoLAB | 2013
Shaping a Space, Crafting a Career | University of Arizona CAPLA | 2011
blank studio architecture: Work | Carnegie Mellon University | 2010
Slide Slam! Current Work | Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts | 2007
Process of an Architectural Work | Taliesin West | 2007
At Home with the Architect: Xeros Residence | AIA Arizona | 2006
Work and Practice | Collins College of Design + Technology | 2006
Juries and Symposia
Rio ReImagined, AIA Phoenix Metro | Competition committee | 2018
House of the Year Award, AIA Southern Arizona | Professional jury member | 2017
House of the Year Award, AIA Southern Arizona | Jury chair | 2013
IX International Architecture Award, Moscow | Professional jury member | 2011
Architects' and Designers' Own Homes, Arizona State University | Featured work | 2007
Simple, Decent, Affordable Housing, Arizona State University | Participant | 2005
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