As an Associate and a Registered Architect in New York, Craig has almost two decades of experience as a green building consultant advocating for energy efficient and sustainable design strategies. He is a Certified Passive House Designer with demonstrated experience in sustainable materials, envelope optimization, benchmarking, and energy efficient design. Craig has industry experience that

Danielle Tyson is the Architectural Design Manager covering the New York City area for Guardian Glass. In her current position she works directly with design professionals to assist with project review and provide guidance on glass and glazing selections for large commercial project work to ensure building envelope enclosures meet all aesthetic and performance requirements.

Benjamin Sachwald, Senior Vice President and Director of the Acoustics, Noise, and Vibration Department at AKRF, Inc., is a mechanical engineer specializing in architectural, environmental, and musical acoustics. He has extensive experience working with the New York City Noise Control Code, contributing to and working with the New York City Department of Buildings Code and

Charles Thomson, AIA, LEED AP is an Associate Principal at CetraRuddy, having joined the firm in 2013. He has led a diverse range of projects, including multifamily housing, education, and workplaces. Highlights of his portfolio include Rose Hill, a 45-story residential condominium on East 29th Street; 412 West 15th Street, an 18-story commercial building in

John has been a practicing architect for over twenty years. He combines a passion for design with a deep knowledge of construction technologies, building codes, and project management. A graduate of Cornell University, John spent the early part of his career in San Francisco. He later moved on to work for larger New York City

Harshad brings a broad range of design and execution skills with over two decades of experience. Prior to joining Fogarty Finger, Harshad worked on a variety of multifamily and institutional projects in the United States and Asia, notably on a 240,000-square-foot faculty housing facility for Columbia University and a 60,000-square-foot community facility in New Canaan,

Michael Buesing, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD, is a Principal at FXCollaborative, a New York City-based architecture, interiors, and planning design firm. With more than 25 years of experience, he is instrumental in the design and coordination of planning, interiors, code, and sustainability strategies. Michael believes that architects are an integral part of sustainable development and

Kristin Hawkins, AIA was drawn to architecture because it combines intuitive, visual creativity with logic and problem solving. Her current work includes leading design for the award-winning Chengdu Museum of Natural History in China, an office tower in West Palm Beach Florida, and a tower at 3 East 54th Street in New York City. Past

Françoise Bollack, AIA, DESA, is a registered architect with over 30 years of experience in architectural design, historic preservation, adaptive reuse and interior design. Since 1990, Bollack has also been an adjunct Associate Professor of Historic Preservation in Columbia University’s GSAPP. Bollack received her degree in Architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. She

Markus Schulte, PE, leads Arup’s Facade Consulting Group in New York. He has extensive experience in the design and construction of sophisticated buildings in New York City and abroad. His current projects include the recladding of 1271 Avenue of the Americas and Cornell’s Bloomberg Center on Roosevelt Island. His interest lies in designing and building

Purnima Kapur is a highly accomplished planning professional with over 25 years of experience. She is currently a consultant to Harvard University’s Allston Initiative. Until recently, Kapur was the Executive Director of the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP). She is one of the key architects of New York City’s groundbreaking Mandatory Inclusionary

Shohei Shigematsu has been a driving force behind many of OMA’s projects, leading the firm’s diverse portfolio in the Americas for the past decade. With an emphasis on maximum specificity and process-oriented design, Shigematsu provides design leadership and direction across the company for projects from their conceptual onset to completed construction.He is responsible for delivering

Katherine Miller has a unique technical background, specializing in curtain wall and building façade detailing. She started her career as a façade consultant in New York City, developing expertise in a range of exterior cladding, including all-glass curtain walls, metals, stone, terracotta and precast concrete cladding systems. Since joining EHDD in 2006, Katherine has led

Olaf Schmidt has been with Steven Holl Architects since 2002. He was the Associate in Charge of the Queens Library project for the Department of Design and Construction, the Campbell Sports Center at Columbia University in New York City, and the Knokke Heist Casino Development in Belgium. While at Steven Holl Architects he has been

Jeff Heymann, Vice President, Business Development has over thirty five years of experience in the facade and glass industry. A Western New York native, Jeff attended Case Western Reserve University and has a BA from SUNY Buffalo. After college Jeff worked in the architectural glass and façade systems business business development and operations roles in

Blair Payson joined Olson Kundig in 2004 and has worked on both architectural and exhibit design projects, including the Century Project at the Space Needle, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, and [storefront] Olson Kundig, as well as several residential projects across the Western United States and Mexico. A maker at heart, Blair

Victor F. “Trey” Trahan, III, FAIA, is an American philanthropist and the founder and design principal of Trahan Architects in New Orleans and New York City. Trey established Trahan Architects at the age of thirty-two, and the firm has since designed a series of domestic and international projects that have received global recognition for work