Atlanta

Pat Layton

Director

Wood Utilization + Design Institute

Dr. Patricia A. Layton is the Director of the Wood Utilization + Design Institute and a professor Forestry. She arrived at Clemson University in 1999 as the Chair of Forest Resources and remained in academic leadership roles until 2014 when she joined the Institute which she helped found.
Pat has forestry degrees from Clemson University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Florida.

Mark Motonaga

Partner & Creative Director

RIOS

Mark Motonaga joined RIOS in 2009. His extensive experience architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design enable him to manage complex projects and has made him a leading voice in the design community for creating memorable experiences. His grasp of creative culture and placemaking has led him to speak at such events as the Fast Company Innovation Festival to share his insights into the qualities that make great spaces succeed. His interest is in understanding the underlying cultural currents of a site to create bold, distinct designs that reveal the story that defines a place. His trans-disciplinary approach allows him to integrate both architecture and landscape architecture in design, as well as understand the complexity and inter-related nature of both practices.

Matt Kikosicki

Architectural Designer

Miller Hull

Matt Kikosicki is an architectural designer with more than 12 years of experience working on projects that span the globe. He is especially passionate about sustainable architecture and infrastructure, and has worked on a wide range of sustainability-focused projects, including the renovations for both Miller Hull’s Seattle and San Diego studios (Living Building Challenge Petal certified) and the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech (Living Building Challenge certified). Matt has ​also served as an adjunct instructor in ​the design studios at his alma mater, the University of Washington.

Russell Crader

Associate Principal

Adjaye Associates

Russell Crader is Associate Principal and co-heads the New York studio overseeing projects in North & South America and the Caribbean. Since joining the studio in 2007, he has played an instrumental role in many of the firm’s most significant projects with a particular focus and commitment to civic and cultural buildings for life-long learning. He was responsible for the completion of two award-winning neighborhood libraries in Washington DC — the Francis Gregory Library and the William O. Lockridge/Bellevue library and most recently, the Winter Park Library & Events Center in Winter Park Florida. Russell also played a key role in the realization of the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).

Currently Russell’s projects include The Studio Museum in Harlem on 125th Street, and the New Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity for Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Prior to his career at Adjaye Associates, Russell received a Master’s degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Kansas State University’s College of Architecture, Planning and Design. He currently serves as a Fellow for the Urban Design Forum in New York.

Silverio Patrizi

Associate Principal

Thornton Thomasetti

Silverio Patrizi joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2011 and is experienced in the structural analysis and design of different façade systems. He manages design consultation, detail development, specifications, shop drawings review and site inspections. Silverio has performed extensive research on the New York City Energy Conservation Code [NYCECC] and is considered Thornton Tomasetti in-office expert in providing analysis to prove project compliance with the NYCECC. He collaborates with multiple practices across the firm, providing expertise in thermal performance analysis, structural glass analysis, cladding and glazing material selection, and detailing of custom façade systems.