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Darling is CEO and cofounder of The Architect’s Newspaper, celebrating its 20th year. The A|N media company consists of print and digital publications covering architecture and design news, as well as the Facades+ conferences. As A|N’s publisher, Darling won the AIA National Collaboration Award, Grassroots Preservation Award, and ASLA NY’s President’s Award. She began her publishing career as director of print production for The Gap’s European markets. She holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin.

Anthony builds on nearly 30 years as a practicing architect. With a reputation for looking beyond prevailing norms to focus instead on what’s possible, his approach to design is without constraints. Anthony’s body of work across typologies and geographies reflects his innate curiosity, and has been widely recognized, exhibited, and published. He has won more than 50 international design awards. Included among these notable projects are the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Maryland, Hong Kong International Airport – Terminal Two, New York City Police Academy, and the Kuwait University College of Education, which earned an award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival.

Before joining our practice, Anthony served as National Design Director and Board of Directors Member at a global design firm, based in Toronto. Prior to that, he founded and ran his own design firm, was a Principal and Design Director, and an Associate Partner and Lead Designer for two global practices, all while based in New York City. In these roles, Anthony became a renowned thought leader, authoring many of each practice’s most innovative commissions.

Extending beyond his architecture practice, Anthony is also a photographer and a published author. He serves as a regular critic in support of design education at Yale University, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and at Parsons School of Design in New York. At his core, Anthony is a perpetual student with enduring respect for polymathy, pursuing a lifelong passion for learning, exploring, creating, and sharing.

Peter Russell has extensive experience in both design and management of all aspects of architectural project delivery, from concept through full project completion and from positions within academia, a large firm, and independently. He has experience managing large complex projects while interacting with stakeholders across multiple sectors and maintains a passion for social and environmental sustainability, and a deep knowledge of building efficiency strategies.

Mark Berest joined B+H in 2003 and was appointed Principal in 2011. He’s been involved in the practice of architecture since 1987 and is a LEED Accredited Professional. In the course of his 28-year career, Mark has developed expertise in healthcare, post-secondary, sports and recreation, residential, commercial, accessible, and sustainable design. He’s led the development and success of the B+H Sport Practice. Mark has extensive experience in all aspects of the profession, from project level to professional business leadership, with a focus on the management and design of complex, large-scale projects. He has broad experience with an array of Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) models serving as project lead on both the proponent and compliance sides.

Mark has served on thesis review panels for the University of Toronto and Ryerson University and has published papers on low-tech water treatment and conservation including “Context and Design Opportunism: A Case Study,” presented at the fourth Smart and Sustainable Built Environments SASBE International Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mark has also been a contributing writer for Canadian Healthcare Facilities and is a member of the Metrolinx Design Excellence Panel.

Current and recently completed work includes executive management of the TO 2015 Pan Am Games Sport Venues, Principal in Charge of the new Mosaic Stadium, future home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders CFL franchise and the new Western Memorial Regional Health Care Centre (WMRHCC) in Corner Brook Newfoundland.

His work on the Abilities Centre Whitby has recently been recognized by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) with a national Award of Excellence for design with steel as well as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Award of Design Excellence for a recreation facility noting a special focus on accessibility and accommodation for high performance para athletes.