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Hunter Tura

CEO, THE-CREATIVE

Hunter Tura is the CEO of THE-CREATIVE, an anti-disciplinary brand consultancy where he is responsible for the firm’s overall creative excellence and global business development. He was the Founder...


David Eugin Moon

Principal, N H D M

Moon is a registered architect in the State of New York and the Netherlands, and holds a Master's degree in Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard...


Studio Cadena is an award-winning design and architecture studio interested in engaging contemporary life, the city and its people.


Gehl is an urban research and design consulting firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2000 by Professor Jan Gehl and urban designer Helle Søholt as a...


Silvia Vercher Pons

Senior Associate, Perkins Eastman

Silvia Vercher Pons is an architect, urban designer, educator, and researcher working across practice, academia, and institutions.


James Corner Field Operations is a leading-edge urban design, landscape architecture and public realm practice based in New York City. The practice is renowned for strong contemporary design across...


Andreas Tyre

Community Activist

Andreas is a computer scientist, community activist, and former President of the Gowanus Houses Resident Association.


The Urban Studio is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization composed of an interdisciplinary group of practitioners that works to create more inclusive cities.


W X Y is an award-winning multi-disciplinary practice specializing in the realization of urban design, planning and architectural solutions in challenging contexts. Focused on innovative approaches to public space,...


Jenn Gustetic

Treasurer, Van Alen Board

Innovation and Technology Executive

Jenn Gustetic is a senior executive, thought leader, and mentor who architects and nurtures innovation systems for impact.


Chris Jordan explores the medium of light, movement, and time through the use of technology. His installations have appeared at the Moma, The New Museum, The Whitney, The Museum...


Monica von Schmalensee

Co-Chair, Van Alen Council

CEO, White

Monica von Schmalensee is an architect and the CEO of White Arkitekter.


Eto Otitigbe is interested in recovering buried narratives and giving form to the unseen. He is a polymedia artist whose interdisciplinary practice includes sculpture, performance, installation, and public art. His public art...


Roxanne Earley

Independent Consultant, Earley Strategies

An award-winning leader in place-based economic development, Roxanne has worked as a founder, funder, executive, and capacity builder in local government, arts and culture organizations, and business improvement districts.


Joseph Messana-Croly

Urban Planner & Program Manager

As Program Manager at Van Alen, Joseph creates community-led design programs at Van Alen. Throughout his career, he's focused on the intersection of design and community engagement.



For over a quarter century, MNLA has worked to reinvigorate, heal and mediate places that strengthen and empower communities.  We utilize the design process to engage with governing bodies,...


Lynn Neuman is a national leading eco-artist known for programs and performances layered with involvement and action. She has created 45 works for Artichoke Dance, been commissioned to create...


OMA is an international practice operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism. AMO, a research and design studio, applies architectural thinking to domains beyond.


Dione Lee

Senior Designer, HUSH Studios

Dione Lee is a Singaporean designer and artist based in New York City.


Office III is the architecture and design collective of Sean Canty, Stephanie Lin, and Ryan Golenberg.


WRNS Studio works with today’s most transformative organizations — Microsoft, Stanford University, Google, Princeton University, Airbnb, the University of California, and the Trust for Public Land, to name a...


Civitas is an urban design, urban planning and landscape architecture firm with projects ranging from pocket parks to river corridors and inner city revitalizations. Significant projects include Stapleton Airport...


Curry J. Hackett

Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Steinhardt

Curry J. Hackett is a transdisciplinary designer, visual artist, and educator exploring Black relationships to land, media, and memory.


Mookntaka (MOO-kin-tah-kah) is a Brooklyn-based artist duo by Mark Zlotsky and Karyn Lao.


At MA’AM our creative focus is branding, but our process begins with people. Whether we’re designing start-up campaigns or conceptualizing Fortune 500 identities, we start each partnership by connecting...


Justin Garrett Moore

Program Officer, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Justin Garrett Moore is the inaugural program officer for the Humanities in Place program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


Zaxx Abraham

Project Manager, Neighborhood Planning, NYC Department of Small Business Services

Zaxx Abraham is an urban planner working on the intersections of mobility, commercial revitalization, and community development.


Founded in 1965, the nonprofit Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is one of the oldest and largest industrial design associations, representing thousands of members in dozens of Student...


Sewon Bae

Project Manager

Sewon (she/her) is a New York-based creative.