People

Quardean Lewis-Allen is the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit youth creative agency and innovation hub Youth Design Center.

Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio is a London-based architecture and design practice with an international reputation for realising innovative projects that span the disciplines of architecture, art, design and fashion.  Specialising...

NDC’s work focuses on HOMES, JOBS and COMMUNITY. Founded as a national nonprofit in 1969, NDC has worked for over 50 years fulfilling its mission to increase the flow of...

Street Plans is an urban planning, design, research-advocacy firm.

Jason R.A. Foster is an award-winning filmmaker from Kingston, Jamaica, now based in New Jersey, with deep roots in the American South.

A longtime champion of progressive causes, Carlos Menchaca was the first Mexican-American elected official in New York City and Brooklyn’s first openly gay legislator. A strong advocate on immigration,...

Cameron Blaylock is a photographer based in New York City whose work explores the relationships between people, infrastructure, and the everyday spaces of the built environment, often through long-term,...

Architecture Research Office (ARO) is the New York City firm led by Stephen Cassell, Kim Yao, and Adam Yarinsky. Since 1993, the firm’s diverse project portfolio— spanning strategic planning,...

COOKFOX Architects was founded in 2003 by Rick Cook and Bob Fox to pursue beautiful, innovative and sustainable design. Now led by Rick and six partners, our core mission...

Henning Larsen is an international studio for architecture, landscape, and urbanism. At the heart of our design philosophy is the play of light and nature. We bring joy to...

NYC Parks is the steward of more than 30,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City.

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

The Urban Design Forum is an independent membership organization that advances bold solutions to urban challenges. Our Fellows are architects, landscape architects, planners, developers, public officials, scholars, activists, lawyers...

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

Diana is an architect and preservationist with experience in design, urban planning, and heritage management.

Gretel is a full service, platform agnostic, design, branding and strategy studio in New York City. — Gretel

LTL Architects (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis) is a design intensive architecture firm founded in 1997 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki and David J. Lewis, located in New York City. Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis engages a...

Steven is an engineer and planner specializing in integrated systems solutions for campuses, communities, and cities.

Ananaya is a design strategist and researcher engaged in the design of trust building experiences in Medical, Education and Civic contexts.

An architect, Alfredo is a partner at Allies and Morrison, the London-based architecture and urbanism practice.

IA is a New York City based General Contractor and Construction Management firm specializing in complex, high quality and luxury construction projects. Founded in the master-builder tradition, we have...

BIG is a Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona based group of architects, designers, urbanists, landscape professionals, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors. The office is currently involved...

B.D. Feliz (Brayan Daniel Feliz) is a Bronx-based design strategist, researcher, artist-activist, and writer.

We are a team of change makers, activists and believers. The sum of our parts makes us stronger, both in who we are and what we do. Our work...

Ashley is a Senior Consultant for the Strategy & Policy team located in Buro Happold's New York office.

Ben’s belief in the positive role architecture can play in society around the world stems from his studies in Costa Rica and the US, as well as his work...

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...

Khaliyq Taylor is a graphic designer at Youth Design Center.

Arafa C. Hamadi is a Tanzanian multidisciplinary artist and spatial designer with a background in architecture.