The Los Angeles Times has recognized SOM Principal José Luis Palacios, along with other Latino leaders who are shaping the cultural landscape, in the article, “Meet LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators and power players breaking through barriers.” 

“Diversity is always richer than single authorship,” [Palacios] says. “That is a product of thinking of architecture as a piece of art. But it’s both art and science—and very few people can do both.”