Amy Harrington is an Associate at TYLin in the Building Sector. She joined the firm in 2013 and leads the office’s Mass Timber Community of Practice. Amy manages many of the firm’s high-profile mass timber projects, spanning adaptive reuse and new construction. Her work includes projects in higher education, public buildings, and residential sectors. Amy is passionate about the vital role structural engineers play in advancing a sustainable built environment, and she has focused her career on mass timber construction and existing building work in support of that commitment. 

Lucas Epp is a structural engineer with significant experience designing and building mass timber buildings across North America and Asia which have received national and international recognition, including recent top awards from the NCSEA, IABSE and IStructE.

Lucas is a leader in the fields of timber engineering and computational design, and his work has a deep focus on implementing efficient, sustainable structures through a computational and creative design approach. Lucas has lectured widely, and has taught at the Architectural Association, ETH, Imperial College, and the University of British Columbia.

Lucas is also the founder of Branch — a software revolutionizing structural analysis, design, detailing and manufacturing for mass timber and beyond. Most recently he and his team introduced Branch Concept Lite, a web app available to any user to explore multiple building configurations in real time allowing you to reshape buildings and experiment with different materials.

He is involved in several code committees and is an author of WoodWorks’ published Mass Timber Floor Vibration Guide.

Peter MacKeith, dean and professor of architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, is a nationally recognized design educator and administrator. During his leadership since 2014, the school has grown significantly in student enrollment, retention and graduation outcomes, faculty appointments and accomplishments, curricular programs, diversity initiatives, community engagements and outreach centers, external funded research, new facilities and financial resources.

A nationally recognized leader in advancing the cause of a forest-centered culture and economy, and the cause of a wood-product centered approach to architecture, engineering and construction, MacKeith lectures and presents frequently on these topics, most recently for The Architect’s Newspaper, the Sustainable Forests Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, and the International Living Future Initiative. He is currently working with the Arkansas World Trade Center to organize a state trade and industry delegation to Finland in June 2022, to advance the state’s interests in environmental and economic development, particularly in its forests, timberlands and wood products industries, and with the production team of the PBS series “America’s Forests” on an episode devoted to the Arkansas forests and forest communities.

A 2020 Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, MacKeith has been recognized twice by Design Intelligence as a “design educator of the year” (2017 and 2019) and twice by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture with national awards for “creative achievement in design education,” for his design studio teaching and curatorial work.

MacKeith serves as chair of the advisory committee for the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program, a regional initiative of the Walton Family Foundation, and is a member of the editorial board of Places Journal for architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism. He is currently overseeing the completion of a $75 million capital campaign for the Fay Jones School, and guiding the design and construction of the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, a regional center for research and development of new wood products and new approaches in sustainable construction materials.

Ph.D., Assoc. AIA

Mitchell Joachim is an architect, urban designer, and ecological technologist whose work bridges living systems, artificial intelligence, and multispecies infrastructure. He is Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and Professor of Practice at NYU, where he leads research in bio-integrated architecture guided by a mission of design against extinction. His projects and writings have been exhibited and published internationally, including at the Venice Architecture Biennale, MoMA, MAXXI Rome, Dwell, Wired, Domus, and Fast Co. Joachim’s work has been supported by organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Fulbright, the La Mer Blue Heart Oceans Fund, the Ove Arup Foundation, and the Holcim Foundation.

Julia Watson is a designer, consultant, award-winning educator, and bestselling author redefining the future of climate-resilient design through Indigenous knowledge systems. A leading expert in nature-based technologies, she coined the global Lo—TEK movement—an emerging design philosophy grounded in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), reciprocity, and intercultural co-design.

​Australian-born and of Greco-Egyptian-English heritage, Julia was raised amid First Nations knowledge systems that deeply shaped her worldview. She studied architecture and landscape in Australia before completing a post-professional degree in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University, where she received the program’s highest honor, the Charles Eliot Fellowship, and several national design awards. Since then, her work has bridged ancient practices and future innovation to advance a more inclusive and sustainable planetary design ethic.

​She is the author of Lo—TEK, Design by Radical Indigenism (TASCHEN, 2019) and the forthcoming Lo—TEK Water, A Field Guide for TEKnology (TASCHEN, 2025). Her books have become seminal works in the field, challenging dominant narratives around sustainability and offering Indigenous and local knowledge as essential solutions to today’s ecological crises.

​Julia is the co-founder of the Lo—TEK Institute, which empowers generational wisdom through education and advocacy, and the Living Earth Curriculum, a global initiative to embed Indigenous knowledge into STEM and climate literacy. She launched and co-leads the Lo—TEK Office of Intercultural Urbanism, a design studio providing strategic consulting at the intersection of culture, ecology, and innovation. Through this practice, the Lo—TEK Office is advancing the field of TEKnological Urbanism—a transformative approach to city-making that centers ancestral wisdom and trandisciplinary collaboration.

​Over the past two decades, Julia has taught architecture, landscape, and urban design at leading institutions including Harvard, Columbia, RISD, and Rensselaer. She has worked with Indigenous communities around the world—from Indonesia to Iraq—to respectfully document and amplify their technologies through storytelling, research, and design.

​Her thought leadership has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Architectural Digest, Vogue, BBC, CNN, Wallpaper, DOMUS and many more. She is a TED speaker, a Long Now presenter, and has consulted for global brands such as NIKE, Cartier, and IKEA on sustainability and future visioning. Her practice focuses on helping foundations, design firms, communities, governments, and institutions realign human systems with ecosystems through ancestral wisdom.

Adam I Gordon is the Managing Partner of Wildflower Ltd. A fourth-generation New Yorker, Gordon has built his career identifying and capitalizing on emerging real estate strategies. Gordon’s narrative-driven approach rests on the insight that existing real estate design typologies become outmoded as consumer and commercial trends evolve. In New York City’s labyrinth and dynamic environment, resolving these challenges is difficult but rewarding, and Gordon pursues every venture with curiosity, passion, and integrity.

Gordon’s most ambitious effort to date is Wildflower Studios. New York’s cultural and artistic depth is a natural fit for the expansive possibilities of digital-era entertainment. However, the city lacks both the permanent, full-scale production facilities built-up over the years in Los Angeles and the sprawling landscape on which to build them. Wildflower’s solution: a vertical village for film production. Designed by architect Bjarke Ingels and developed in partnership with lifelong New Yorker Robert De Niro, the multi-level Queens campus will combine the collaborative potential of a Hollywood-style studio with the latest in digital production capability. Wildflower Studios exemplifies Gordon’s approach towards development, evolved over three decades of experience solving real estate puzzles.

Previous to Wildflower, he co-founded Madison Development, a leading developer and operator of urban infill self-storage facilities. Over the same period, an interest in design and domestic architecture led him to single-family townhouse development, first for himself and then for others. Successful professionals with serious design aspirations were pouring into New York, but existing properties lacked the craft and elevated details these buyers expected. Gordon partnered with architect Steven Harris to build a series of homes that helped define living in 21st-century New York.

Today, it is the city’s outdated warehouse and distribution infrastructure that requires renewal. E-commerce and the rapid delivery model of companies like Amazon require warehouses capable of processing 250 delivery vans per hour, many loaded by robots with products that may have arrived just that day. Gordon leased the first modern e-commerce warehouse to open for Amazon in the city, and today Wildflower is Amazon’s most active New York City developer.

Gordon’s curiosity and passion are not limited to real estate development. Gordon has a lifelong fascination with the ocean. As a member of the Directors’ Council at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, he helped develop the Institution’s 100-year plan. On land, Gordon founded Knights Valley Wagyu to provide humanely raised, 100% Japanese Wagyu beef to independent Michelin-starred restaurants within a bicycle ride of his Sonoma County ranch. Gordon is partnering with Stanford University researchers to develop a fire resilience plan to help ensure Knights Valley’s ecosystem’s long-term survival. The ranch also serves as a proving ground for Gordon’s ever-changing collection of 4x4s, one aspect of Gordon’s lifelong fascination with classic cars.

From e-commerce to oceanography, Gordon approaches every project with an open mind and curiosity about the underlying dynamics. The objective is not to be the first, or the biggest, or to be different for the sake of novelty. Investors don’t want passion projects, but they are best served by projects undertaken with passion and rigor.

Adam received a Bachelor of Arts with high Honors in International Relations from the University of Michigan and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Julian is the Senior Director of the Design+Build team at ICON, where he leads the design of the company’s innovative construction projects. In this role, he collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, and designers to create cutting-edge structures using ICON’s proprietary 3D printing technology. Julian plays a key role in advancing ICON’s mission to address the global housing crisis by designing scalable, sustainable, and affordable housing solutions. His work integrates architectural design with advanced construction technologies to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of building processes.

Prior to joining ICON, Julian worked at BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, where he led pioneering projects in collaboration with NASA, including habitat designs for Project Olympus, a program that explores space-based construction for long-term habitation on the Moon and Mars. He also contributed to the design of Mars Duna Alpha, a Martian simulation habitat built at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 2022.

Julian’s diverse experience includes working at world-renowned studios such as Diller Scofidio + Renfro in New York, MVRDV in Rotterdam, and SelgasCano in Madrid. He holds an M.Arch from MIT and a B.Arch from the University of Waterloo. An active voice in architectural discourse, Julian regularly lectures at institutions like the AA Visiting School, IAAC Barcelona, and the Bienal Colombiana de Arquitectura.

Moses Gates is Vice President for Housing and Neighborhood Planning at Regional Plan Association, an independent non-profit organization that researches and advocates for long-term planning improvements across the Tristate area.

Since joining RPA in 2016, Moses authored or overseen several reports on housing policy, regional planning and urban design. These include four reports on improving the New York City Housing Authority, an urban design vision for green infrastructure on Rikers Island, a blueprint for inclusive economic growth in New York City, and possibilities for large-scale Transit-Oriented Development and creation of Accessory Dwelling Units. He has also served on the Mayoral transition committees for both Mayor Adams and Mayor Mamdani.

Prior to joining RPA, Moses was the director of planning for the Association for Neighborhood Housing Development, where he initiated New York City’s first Community Development Fellowship program. He has also worked as a non-profit affordable housing developer, and licensed New York City tour guide. He is the author of the memoir “Hidden Cities” (Tarcher/Penguin 2013) which details his explorations of the hidden side of several world cities, including the Catacombs of Paris, sewers of Rome, and subway tunnels of New York.

Ken Miller is a Principal Concrete Consultant and Owner of Reg Hough Associates, LLC (RHa).Since assuming leadership of the firm in 2015, he has focused on advancing architectural cast-in-place concrete and exposed concrete façade systems, with particular attention to constructability,surface quality, and long term durability. Under his leadership, RHa has expanded its services toinclude architectural concrete restoration and the development of a proprietary concrete repairsystem. Ken works closely with architects, façade consultants, engineers, and contractors toalign design intent with field execution on complex projects. His expertise includes mix designperformance, mock-up development, placement procedures, façade detailing, and evaluation ofconcrete distress. Known for his practical, field-driven approach, Ken and his team help projectteams achieve repeatable, high-quality architectural concrete outcomes.

As an Associate at BIG, Aran brings extensive experience leading collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams on high-profile institutional projects, including stadia, education and lab facilities, museums, performance venues, and visitor centers. He serves as Project Manager on several of BIG’s largest and most complex projects, including the Athletics Ballpark in Las Vegas, and has led the architectural components of large-scale master plans such as Claremont McKenna College.

SE PE P.Eng., CPEng, Int.PE(Aus), APEC Engineer, NER, RBP, M.ASCE, MIEAUST

Richard is the Founding Principal of Green Facades and a facade specialist with over 30 years of experience as a global expert in the area of facades and structural glass. His experience encompasses all stages of a building enclosure’s life-cycle.

Richard’s specialty is the design and analysis of complex façade structures. He has been involved with a number of world leading and award-winning projects covering a wide range of building types. Curtainwall and high rise towers include Mahanakhon with OMA/ Ole Scherin, Shenzen Stock Exchange with OMA, and Brookfield Place in Calgary with AFK/Dialogue. He has worked on significant airport extensions in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, Changi Airport in Singapore and was the lead designer for the façade of the Main Terminal Building of Helmut Jahn’s Suvarnabhumi Bangkok International Airport in Thailand.

Richard has worked on cultural facilities on six continents and such iconic buildings as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center by Renzo Piano in Athens, Greece; the restoration of the Sydney Opera House; the Amazon Spheres with NBBJ; and, the refurbishment of the Seattle Space Needle with Olson Kundig.

Richard is the founding technical chair for the ASTM Structural Glass Committee and has an advisory role to Eurocode EC11. He is a member of the technical committee for the American glass standard ASTM E1300 and he was formally a member of the technical working group for Australian Standard AS1288, Glass in Buildings. Richard also represents the United States on International Organization for Standardization ISO (TC160) as an ‘Expert’ for matters regarding strength and use of architectural glass.

He received both Bachelor and Graduate Diploma in Structural Engineering from Monash University in Australia specializing in light-weight structures, and he has formal training in corrosion technology.

*Richard is a Professional Engineer registered in the states of Washington, Colorado, Montana, New York, Oregon, and Texas, USA, and is a Chartered Professional Engineer in Australia, where he also is a Registered Building Practitioner in the State of Victoria. He has presented at many international conferences including giving keynote speeches for Glass Performance Days, Façade Techtonics, and COST Structural Glass.

Jason Wu is an Associate at BIG, having worked on project typologies ranging from commercial, hospitality, residential, cultural, to large scale masterplans. In his over decade at BIG, Jason has contributed to numerous international projects and successful competitions, including the office’s extensive collaborations with Google, Toyota, and Audemars Piguet. Prior to joining BIG, Jason worked on notable projects in Canada with KPMB Architects, Gow Hastings Architects, and Diamond Schmitt Architects.

Einat Lubliner joined BIG in 2020 as an Urban and Architectural Designer, bringing experience across educational, hospitality, cultural, public realm, and residential projects, as well as master planning and urban design work focused on resiliency and infrastructure. Prior to joining BIG, Einat was an Architect at Brian Orian Architects in Israel, where she specialized in residential projects and masterplans for a variety of higher education, public realm, and mixed-use projects.

Darling is CEO, creative director, and co-founder 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+ and TECH+ 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.

Jack Murphy is the Executive Editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. Previously, he was Editor of Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston and Adjunct Professor at the Gerald D. Hines University of Houston College of Architecture and Design. He earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate degree in architecture from Rice University. He has worked for award-winning architects in New York City, Houston, Austin, and Boston. His writing has appeared in Places Journal, Dwell, Architectural Record, The Architect’s Newspaper, Texas Architect, Cite, PLAT, Paprika!, New York Review of Architecture, The Houston Chronicle, and SF Gate, among other publications. He was Co-Editor-in-Chief for PLAT 7.5 Oversharing and PLAT 8.0 Simplicity and Assistant Editor of Totalization, edited by Troy Schaum and published by Park Books. He lives in Brooklyn.

Sean specializes in building science and building enclosure performance, including analysis and simulation of heat/air/moisture migration and energy efficiency issues. He has a particular interest in iconic New York City cultural buildings, helping to make them more sustainable with high-performing enclosures. Sean has investigated and designed repairs for a wide variety of building types and has published papers on topics including mechanical system impacts on building enclosure performance and condensation resistance of windows and curtain walls. He is an active member of several professional organizations in New York and nationally. In addition to his extensive experience in building enclosure design, Sean brings to each project his genuine desires to improve the built environment, meet the client’s specific needs, and help to educate both clients and team members along the way.

Bob is the Sales Director of Tianjin Northglass for North America, the leading fabricator of specialty and oversized architectural glass for the global construction industry.

Bob has many years of experience working with Quality Control department. Bob was the project manager for Apple Park project in Cupertino, supporting the design team on the glass selection for Apple’s new headquarters. In 2015, Bob came to the US to make more connections with architects and support their designs of future projects with the innovation and capabilities that Northglass has to offer.

Cheryl M. Saldanha, P.E., CPHD specializes in the design and evaluation of building enclosures for new construction projects, and in the investigation and renovation of building enclosures for existing buildings. Her background is in building science, including computer simulations of buildings and building components. She is adept at using multiple computer software packages to perform thermal and hygrothermal analyses of building details, and whole-building energy and daylighting analyses. Cheryl leads SGH’s Building Science and Passive House practices.

Working at the intersection of horticulture, art and architecture, David has applied his passion for plants to a growing list of innovative projects, building a broad variety of modern, human-centric spaces with abundant plant life at their heart.

David is a pioneer in the field of vertical gardens. He holds a degree in Environmental Horticulture Sciences and Psychology from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. He credits his time spent apprenticing at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, with setting him on the path to living wall design. It was at Kew that he came to appreciate the beauty of epiphytic plants—those which have naturally evolved to grow vertically on trees.

David sees his work as an integral part of a public shift in consciousness towards a renewed desire for closeness with nature and an appreciation of the restorative effect of plants, especially in urban environments. For David, creating living walls affords the chance not only to promote awareness of native and endangered plant species, but also to have a direct impact on quality of life.

David speaks on the benefit of living walls in urban architecture and his work has been featured in publications such as Fast Company, CBS, Wall StreetJournal, Dwell, Architectural Digest, The Los Angeles Times, Wired, Work Design Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, andSan Francisco Magazine. In 2019 he was honored to join the 2019 Class of the “Top 40 Under 40” by The San Francisco Business Times.

O’Hara is facade director for the Skins Group, a division of Studio NYL, established to provide full service facade design specializing in thermal modeling, moisture/condensation analysis, and in-depth detailing. Although Studio NYL is recognized for its skins work with cutting-edge glass and glazing, their team also specializes in digitally fabricated metal skins, GFRC, reinforced polymers, stone, ultra high performance concrete, terra cotta, and traditional precast. O’Hara is currently working on multiple projects in the Boston area.

An exceptional leader, Bradford J. Prestbo, FAIA, is advancing the profession through his practice, advocacy, and educational efforts in the use of cutting-edge design technologies, high-performance design, and the incorporation of maker culture into the design process.

Bradford also finds time to share his knowledge of advanced design technologies, high-performance design, and how maker culture is transforming our practice within the industry. He has practiced internationally, is a sought-after speaker, is frequently interviewed by publishers, and is an educator via his detailing workshops, higher-education classes, design juries, and mentorship of emerging professionals.

Bradford is actively involved in the AIA, and has been elevated to the College of Fellows for his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture. He is part of the leadership group in the AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community, and founded the Boston Society of Architect’s MakeTANK Knowledge Community, where he currently serves as the National Director.

Education
Bradford holds a degree from Syracuse University School of Architecture.

Felipe Francisco, AIA is an Architect, Builder, and Fabricator with experience ranging from large-scale commercial and institution projects, medium scale Passive House residential projects, and small scale digital fabrication projects. At Studio NYL Felipe’s role is that of Technical Design Lead for the Boston Office. As part of the facades division, he works with architects, building teams, and contractors to provide expertise on challenging facade systems.

As a charter member and co-chair of the Boston Society of Architect’s MakeTank Knowledge Community, he has played a lead role in many of the committee’s efforts in the greater Boston area. This includes advocacy for STEM education and the development of a digitally fabricated model of the City of Boston for display at the Boston Society of Architects. His work has been exhibited at Architecture Boston Expo, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and World Maker Faire in NYC, and published in Architect’s Newspaper and Architecture Boston Magazine. In his spare time, he is a gravel cyclist, bike-packer, and backpacker.

Chris Gall is Business Development Manager at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE), North America’s leading vertically integrated manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of architectural hardware, glass and glazing systems. He is a technical product professional dedicated to working directly with architects from ideation to completion of projects using traditional and design-assist project delivery.

Chris has over 35 years of experience in the design, testing and product development for exterior facades. This includes product development in the General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Defense (DoD) with a focus on new product and field testing, and product cross-over to meet many different applications. Chris also has extensive experience in Hurricane Impact Products, Security Glazing, ASTM/FPA & TAS, Building Forensics, and LEED Compliance and Documentation.

Prior to OBE, Chris spent decades in the building products industry, and began his career at U.S. Aluminum, an OBE subsidiary business brand, where he spent nearly 15 years.

Managing Partner at Techne. Over 10 years of experience in bioclimatic analysis, façade design, and complex performance analysis of façade systems across building typologies.

Ricardo is a Managing Partner at Techne with Over 10 years of experience in bioclimatic analysis, façade design, and advanced graphical representation of building envelopes.
Prior to joining Techne, Ricardo co-founded the Façade Studio based in Mexico City dedicated to solve façade projects focusing on energy efficiency, safety, affordability and design intent compliance of the façade.Ricardo studied Architecture at University of Colima, Mexico and as an Architect, he specialized in energy simulations to determine façade systems performance. He has led teams at The Façade Studio through the design and study of the facade for commercial, residential, retail and hospitality projects along Mexico working with interdisciplinary teams from Mexico and the US. Ricardo has taught courses at the ITC (Technological Institute of Construction) on the Specialty for Sustainability on Edification. At the University of Colima he taught the course of Architectural Representation, an has lectured conferences in different Universities across Mexico.

Adrian Lowenstein is a Licensed Professional Engineer and business developer who holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance from the University of Delaware. He is a recognized voice in the facade and glazing industry, passionate about driving innovation and fostering collaboration across all project stakeholders. Adrian was named one of the glass industries Most Influential People by U.S. Glass Magazine and Emerging Professional by Facade Tectonics Institute Vitruvian Awards.

Adrian is the founder of All Things Facades, an independent consultancy and manufacturer’s representative firm dedicated to technical excellence and real-world execution in the building envelope industry. All Things Facades brings deep industry expertise, a vast network, and a relentless focus on quality and performance -bridge the gap between architects, developers, manufacturers, and contractors – helping projects move from concept to reality with precision, innovation, and clarity.

B. Alex Miller is a founding partner of Taylor and Miller Architecture and its lighting arm, TM Light. Under his leadership, the firms were recently recognized by Architizer as one of the Top 100 Architecture Firms in New York City and among the Top 8 Lighting Design Firms globally. TM Light’s portfolio spans museums, galleries, commercial spaces, and luxury retail, with clients including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Cartier, Miu Miu, and Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as institutions such as the Orange County Museum of Art, Aspen Art Museum, and The Met.

Miller has been named to the Design Vanguard by Architectural Record and as an Emerging Voices winner by the Architectural League of New York. He has lectured internationally at Princeton University, Yale, MIT, Pratt Institute, The New Museum, The Center for Architecture in New York, USC, UVA. He holds a Master’s degree from MIT and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a year at the École des Beaux-Arts de Versailles.

Jeff is a founding partner of Taylor and Miller Architecture and its lighting arm, TM Light. Jeff’s approach to lighting design is deeply influenced by his real-world experience in physical construction. With a strong foundation in how buildings actually come together on-site, he brings a grounded, solutions-oriented perspective to every project. His ability to bridge design intent with construction realities ensures that his lighting concepts are not only visually impactful but also buildable, durable, and efficient. Jeff’s mix of technical insight and creative thinking leads to lighting strategies that work seamlessly—from the drawing board to the final installation. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Masters of Architecture from MIT.

Hilary Kroll, AIA, LEED AP

Hilary Kroll joined INC Architecture and Design in 2006. She is a LEED AP and a licensed architect in New York State. She received a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati and also studied in Copenhagen, Denmark where she developed a passion for the sequential experience of spaces. In her role at INC, Hilary enjoys designing all things great and small; she is particularly interested in projects that encompass the total design of the interior and the exterior. A conceptual thinker at heart, Hilary enjoys translating formal ideas and palettes from concept, through design, and into the built environment. She has been the Project Manager and Project Architect at INC for many projects that range from residential design including multifamily condominiums and private residences of all types, to hospitality design including hotels, restaurants, spas, fitness centers, conference centers, and amenity spaces. It is happily her daily goal to transform New York City, one beautiful space at a time.

Joseph Gentile is a Senior Project Consultant with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger’s (SGH) Fire Engineering Group. He is a consultant and educator who brings his extensive expertise on the application of building codes and accessibility standards to design teams and his students. His background in architecture, understanding of building codes, and experience collaborating with interdisciplinary design teams allow him to develop comprehensive and project-specific approaches when applying building codes, accessibility requirements, and other key standards. Joseph’s project work includes adaptive reuse, mass timber, high-rise, cultural, aviation, health care, higher education, residential, and performing arts buildings. He has supported design teams and worked with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) across the United States, and he has significant experience in the Middle and Far East. This includes advising architectural teams at all phases of the design and construction process on fire protection and life safety considerations, including material performance under fire exposure and provisions related to fire department intervention.

Angela Tarng is a Consulting Engineer with SGH’s Building Technology Group. Her structural engineering background and her experience with both building enclosure and structural engineering projects allow her to provide clients with an understanding of the trade-offs and limitations when designing components with both structural and waterproofing performance requirements. She regularly investigates and provides design consulting for historic and contemporary building enclosures. Angela supports design teams through all phases of the design and construction process on issues related to the building enclosure. Her projects have spanned multiple building types, including museums, airports, apartments, residential homes, offices, commercial studio spaces, and schools.

Emma Ramsden is a Project Consultant with SGH’s Structural Engineering Design Group. She has broad experience designing new structures, rehabilitating existing ones, and investigating deteriorated and historic buildings. Her experience spans residential, commercial, institutional, and cultural projects, giving her a versatile perspective on structural challenges. As chair of SGH’s sustainability group, Emma champions integrating sustainable design principles across projects. She is also a trained industrial rope access technician, using these skills to perform hands-on facade surveys and inspections for structural and building enclosure deterioration. Combining her rope access expertise with her sustainability work, Emma offers practical insight into the critical intersection of structure and enclosure, delivering solutions that balance structural integrity, energy efficiency, and long-term resilience.

Tracey Coffin, AIA, joined BIG in 2019 and is currently a Senior Architect in the New York office. She has extensive experience managing collaborative multi-disciplinary teams and overseeing the construction of high profile commercial, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects. Tracey has led the Wildflower Film Studios project team through all design phases as the Project Architect and is responsible for the management of all project deliverables and construction phase services. Prior to joining BIG, Tracey was an Associate at Skidmore Owings and Merrill and a Project Architect at Leong Leong in New York City. Her responsibilities have encompassed client contact, contract, schedule, budget management, agency approvals, consultant coordination, document development, and managing construction administration. Within BIG, Tracey is a member of the Technical and QA/QC leadership teams and supports the technical development of projects within the office. She has extensive experience working on New York City based projects and is adept at navigating the city’s wide variety of stakeholders and regulatory agencies. Tracey is a licensed Architect in the state of New York.

Jen Marchesani has been with Shildan Group for almost 10 years, and currently serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. During her tenure, she has worked on numerous iconic projects featuring terra cotta rain screen and/or sunscreen throughout the United States. Jen was integral to the collaboration with OFFICE 52 Architecture on their materials & technology research, development and fabrication of the custom extruded terra cotta panels and custom glazes for the innovative high-performance façade on Tykeson Hall at the University of Oregon. Their collaboration combines materials research, artistic experimentation, and industry expertise to generate a ceramic façade solution to achieve desired aesthetics, sustainability and technical requirements. Jen has a passion for terra cotta, rainscreen systems and healthy wall construction.

As Vice President of New Business, Mr. Gingold is responsible for all Pre Construction activities, including buyouts, value engineering, interactions with client’s staff, representatives, and design consultants, compiling budgets, forecasting costs, reviewing General Conditions, billings, claims, and change orders, as well as managing CMA Project Management and Field staff.

Hunter Frick is an innovative marketing leader with over two decades of experience and a portfolio of luxury residential developments representing more than $20 billion in sales. As Chief Marketing Officer at Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing, he sets the strategy for end-to-end campaigns that deliver measurable results, support absorption goals, and generate millions of media impressions.

Known for his bold creative vision and early-stage strategic insight, Hunter has led the branding and go-to-market strategy for more than 100 residential developments. His work spans every stage of the process, from initial concept and positioning to launch and sellout, drawing on deep economic, demographic, and consumer insights. He has assembled and managed acclaimed teams of architects, designers, and co-branding partners to bring visionary projects to life and craft properties that resonate with the world’s most discerning buyers. A results-driven creative leader, his team oversees thousands of marketing deliverables each year and continually pushes the boundaries of innovation, from immersive digital and physical sales environments to portfolio-wide experiences like Wellness Week.

Hunter’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other leading publications, where he is a trusted voice in luxury branding and real estate trends. Over the course of his career, he has found the most rewarding part of the business to be seeing a new development realized, and watching residents enjoy a space he helped shape.

Outside of work, Hunter enjoys gardening, collecting pottery, international travel, and overseeing the renovation of his own homes. He divides his time between Greenwich Village and East Hampton, where he lives with his partner and their miniature dachshund, Huey. He is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson and an active member of the Urban Land Institute’s Marketing & Communications Forum.

BSc., PEng., LEED® AP

With a specialty in structural glass design, Andrew continues to advance structural glass design. He also specializes in steel design, complex connections, and vibration analysis through his extensive work with contractors. Knowledgeable, creative and a natural mentor, Andrew is a valuable resource to work through solutions to design challenges. He is integral in developing training programs for glass, steel, connection and aluminum design at RJC.

His accomplishments spans a multitude of sectors including commercial, recreational, healthcare, institutional and residential. His retail work includes renovations and expansions across Canada, including projects at Erin Mills Town Centre, Square One, Halifax Shopping Centre, and Calgary Eaton Centre. He has completed a wide range of complex glass structures including glass bridges, skylights, stairs, fin walls, cable net walls, and innovative feature elements. His work includes glass observation boxes (The Ledge) at the Sears Tower in Chicago, Calgary Eaton Centre’s barrel vault skylight and glass bridge, and Columbia Icefield Skywalk in Jasper National Park.

Andrew graduated from Queen’s University. Because of his technical abilities and experience, Andrew is on ASTM International Committee for E1300 Glass Code, and the Main Committee for CSA S157 Strength Design in Aluminum. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional.