Zoë Prillinger was born in Decatur, Illinois — with US, Australian, and British citizenship. She studied at Princeton University, where she received both her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture magna cum laude with a certificate in European Cultural Studies in 1992, and her Master of Architecture degree in 1994. At Princeton, she received the Shanley Award for European architectural research. Ms. Prillinger has worked in architecture offices in Melbourne, Paris, New York City, and San Francisco, and formed Ogrydziak/Prillinger with Luke Ogrydziak in 2000. Ms. Prillinger is also an architectural design studio instructor at the University of California at Berkeley (Fall Terms, 2000-2003; Spring + Fall 2004; Spring 2005).
