People

Celia Chaussabel is an architect and educator currently based in Buffalo, New York, where she is the Reyner Banham Teaching Fellow at University at Buffalo.

Ekene Ijeoma is an interdisciplinary artist who researches social, political, and environmental systems.

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

Jessie McGuire is a communication designer, educator, and managing partner of Thought Matter.

Hermona Tamrat is the founding principal of hgt studio, a Brooklyn-based structural engineering practice.

Jerome W Haferd is a licensed architect, public artist, and educator based in Harlem, NYC.

Justin Den Herder’s love of trees and poetry have informed his career as a structural engineer at TYLin Buildings.

Ekin Bilal is a researcher and designer based in New York City.

Annie Barrett is a founding principal of Aanda Architects, an award-winning, women-owned architecture, design, and planning practice based in Brooklyn, NY and Philadelphia, PA.

Charlotte Wessell is a strategic advancement, governance, and communications professional.

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

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Francesca is now a Brooklyn-based lighting designer and educator.

Sanjukta Sen, ASLA, is a landscape and architectural designer at Field Operations.

Benjamin Meade is a Senior Design Director at Alloy Development, an architecture and development firm located in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

Farida Abu-Bakare, OAA, FRAIC, is an Associate Principal and Director of Global Practice at WXY architecture + urban design.

Taylor Loutsis is the creative director and founder of Studio Loutsis and the art director of AN Interior.

Paula Vilaplana de Miguel is a curator, designer, and scholar based in New York.

Diana Budds is a writer, editor, and critic interested in how design reveals stories about history, culture, and policy.

Clara Syme is Co-Director, a83.