Brought to you by: In recent years, fast-paced high-rise development has given Jersey City, New Jersey, a notable skyline. Among this rapid vertical growth along the Hudson River is 351 Marin, a 38-story, mixed-use building in the formerly industrial Powerhouse Arts District. Its design is the work of New York City–based architecture office HWKN. Located

George Tolosa is a licensed architect with 20+ years of experience, specializing in the design of commercial office and residential high-rise buildings within urban settings and of a highly technical nature. As Associate Principal at Handel Architects in San Francisco, he brings particular experience in the feasibility study, concept design and entitlement of high-density sites,

Reiser+Umemoto, RUR Architecture DPC, is a multidisciplinary design firm operating at a wide range of scales: from furniture design, to residential and commercial structures, up to the scale of landscape, urban design, and infrastructure. In 2010, the firm was awarded first prize for the Taipei Pop Music Center and the Kaohsiung Port Terminal in Taiwan,

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

Danilo Nanni, PE, SI, LEED AP, joined DeSimone in 2006. Nanni’s current projects include Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a 3.5 million sf development comprised of a 704ft-tall residential tower set above a retail and parking podium; and the oceanfront Aston Martin Residences, an 817ft-tall luxury condominium tower in Downtown Miami. Other recently completed developments include Panorama

Jeff Sakowitz, AIA, LEED AP, focuses his expertise on the practical implementation of innovative solutions for a range of clients, including real estate developers and public agencies. He has served a similar role as project architect for a number of large-scale mixed-use development, high-rise residential, hotel, and office building projects during his 25 years at

Victor Sanchez, Director of Construction for Goldman Properties, is responsible for the overall supervision, coordination and management of all design, construction and development projects within the Goldman Properties portfolio. His responsibilities range from due diligence, concept development and design coordination to pre-construction, permitting and construction management. With Goldman Properties, Sanchez has been involved in multiple

Raymond Fort, Associate AIA, LEED AP, graduated from Columbia University School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation with a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design. Fort also holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cornell University School of Architecture. He is a well-versed designer and has experience in mixed-use, residential, office, educational, cultural and

Claudio Salazar, LEED AP, obtained his Bachelor of Design in Architecture from the University of Florida and his Master of Architecture from Boston Architectural College where he focused on parametric design and the impact of recursive geometry in urban design interventions. Since 2000, he has been the designer, project manager and planner for numerous residential,

Over the last 20 years, Ivan Chabra has led the design and documentation of a wide range of projects including public and private K-12 schools, libraries, university buildings, museums, restaurants, and urban residential developments. Energized by the specific parameters of each project and informed by an ethic of making, he embraces the complex coordination of

Bob joined the practice as a principal in 2001 after over a decade of collaboration with the firm. He brings over 40 years of experience designing, planning, and managing highly visible and critically acclaimed architecture and places. Bob’s expertise extends to all facets of the design process, strategic project planning and programming, and overall project

Shannon Han is an Associate Principal at SHoP Architects where she is currently leading the Uber Headquarters project in San Francisco, CA and the Morrison Hotel and Residence project in Los Angeles, CA. Shannon has led a variety of large-scale projects including the Botswana Innovation Hub, B2 Modular Tower and the ALABS Renovation project at

Pam joined COOKFOX in 2003. From the start, she was an integral member of the design team for the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, the first LEED Platinum skyscraper in the world. Pam was instrumental in attaining the LEED certification through coordinating the architectural component of the process as well as the

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

John Kuchen, AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C is a Technical Architect, and Associate Principal at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. During his 17 years at SOM, John has designed enclosures for high-profile projects around the globe. John’s broad portfolio includes high-rise office and residential towers, life sciences laboratories, and even automotive R&D facilities. He has played

As Director of KPF’s San Francisco office, Angela leads KPF’s on-the-ground project coordination on the west coast, meeting regularly with clients to provide seamless communication and a streamlined approach to project management. With more than 20 years of architecture experience, Angela has led a variety of projects in terms of both type and scale, ranging

Frans de Witte (Rotterdam, 1973) joined MVRDV in 1996, before joining the company he briefly worked at JP van Eesteren contractors. He is currently leading projects in the Netherlands, the USA and South America, including a 26,500-square-metre mixed-use high rise located in New York and six residential towers ranging from 92 to 143 metres in