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Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Together we help our clients solve their...

Jenn Gustetic is a senior executive, thought leader, and mentor who architects and nurtures innovation systems for impact. Over her 15+ year career she has brough a unique blend...

Pei Cobb Freed is an international architecture firm based in New York City.

Founded in 1974, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) unites diverse peoples and institutions to fight for racial and economic justice through community organizing to transform the...

Studio Zewde is a vibrant landscape architecture, urban design, and public art practice based in New York City. The firm’s work is lauded for its innovative design methodology that...

Casey Jones is the firmwide Director of Civic Projects at Perkins and Will. For over 20-years, Mr. Jones has been a leader in the movement to improve the quality...

Khaliyq Taylor is a graphic designer at Youth Design Center.

Latoya Nelson Kamdang is a U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar, Registered Architect, Certified Interior Designer, LEED Accredited Professional, and a Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Librería Barco de Papel is a community center and the last Spanish-language bookstore in New York City.

Established by Congress in 1924, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is the federal government’s central planning agency for the National Capital Region. Through planning, policymaking, and project review,...

Denis Hector, R.A., LEED AP, is an associate professor in the University of Miami School of Architecture and the Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering.

Thomas Yu is the Executive Director of Asian Americans For Equality (AAFE) a 50-year old NYC-based community development organization serving the 1.3 million New Yorkers of Asian descent, and...

David Martin is president of Miami-based real-estate development firm Terra, leading some of South Florida’s most impactful developments in neighborhoods like Coconut Grove, Miami Beach, Doral, and Weston.

A nationally recognized design leader, researcher, writer, and educator, Katie Swenson has served as a Senior Principal of MASS Design Group since 2020.

Derek Hill is as a graduate architectural design student at the University of Florida, where his unrelenting pursuit of the best possible product has informed his professional and personal...

Jonathan is the founding principal of Marvel Architects. Jonathan has taught design studios for over nineteen years at schools such as Columbia, Harvard, Parsons, Pratt Institute, and Syracuse University....

Anthony Abbate, AIA, NCARB, is associate provost at Florida Atlantic University, and director and professor at the School of Architecture.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating complementary, integrated investment groups that invest across the credit, private equity and real estate markets. Ares...

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is dedicated to supporting and strengthening New York City’s vibrant cultural life. Among our primary missions is to ensure adequate public...

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

Jaklitsch / Gardner Architects is an award-winning design practice with an international reputation for design excellence, material research, and its exacting commitment to craft. Founded in 1998, and led...

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...

Daniel is a Senior Management Executive with local and international experience in operations, strategic planning, business development, commercial and contractual analysis in the Construction Industry. He is currently working...

ARExA is a multi-disciplinary research and design practice based in New York City that is dedicated to advancing the understanding and implementation of the built environment. ARExA’s current focus...

Robin Ried has more than 10 years of experience as an urban planner working on projects in cities across China, India, Europe, North America and Latin America. At Bloomberg...

Atelier Office is a collaborative practice borne of more than 15 years of experimental work– from the award-winning architecture non-profit Superfront in Brooklyn and Los Angeles to the Detroit-based practice A(n) Office...

LOT is an award winning architecture and design firm with offices in New York and in Greece focusing on applying strong design concepts with consciousness and pragmatism. LOT works...

RKLA Studio provides landscape architectural services. • A diverse portfolio of projects that includes private, institutional, public and commercial landscapes. • Six-person design team leads each project with a...

Nicole Hernandez Hammer is a sea-level researcher, climate-change expert and environmental-justice advocate.