Introducing the
2025 Shade Zones Jury
Meet the experts choosing the designs that will keep LA cool.
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Founding Principal, Creative Director, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA)
Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, is an architect and urban designer with offices in Los Angeles and Detroit. Since 1994, he has led LOHA in building a portfolio of work that embraces architecture’s role as a catalyst for change. His work prospers across typologies—from supportive housing and creative workplaces to cultural institutions like Chapman University’s Dance School.
O’Herlihy has been recognized with 200+ awards, including the AIA California Maybeck Award, AIA LA Gold Medal, and the AIA California Distinguished Practice Award. LOHA was recognized among Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2025, and in 2018 was Architect Magazine’s #1 Design Firm in the U.S.
