Anne Marie Duvall Decker, FAIA, sees architecture as instrument, engaging the material phenomena of our environment and culture to create the potential for education and growth. She leads the studio at Duvall Decker in creating elusive forms and engaging spaces, no matter the type, size, or budget of projects.

Anne Marie is a summa cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University where she earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Anne Marie was MSU’s Eminent Architect of Practice in 2015, and she held the 2009 Paul Rudolf Visiting Professorship at the Auburn University School of Architecture. She is a recognized contributor to the advancement of the profession and was selected by the Architectural League of New York to present at the 2017 Emerging Voices lecture series. She has served the profession in many capacities, as a long-term board member and past president of AIA Mississippi and as a Trustee and 2021 Chair of the AIA Trust. Anne Marie is often invited to share her experience as a lecturer, critic, visiting professor, and design juror. She was appointed to serve the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations as a 2021-2023 Industry Advisory Group peer and was awarded the 2023 Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art, & Design Alumna of the Year Recipient. In 2023, Anne Marie Duvall Decker was a recipient of Architectural Record’s Women in Architecture Design Leadership Award.