Agenda

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.

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.

Clayton Terbrock is working at Eastman as the Business Development Manager for the Advanced Interlayers group in North America. He is responsible of overseeing the relations with architects and façade engineers, providing an experience of over 4 years with glass and laminated glass, in particular.

With a background in Marketing from the University of Missouri, Clayton has been providing support to automotive glass laminators in the US and Canada for a few years now. He now brings his passion for glass to the architectural specifying community, offering training and relevant information on high performance laminated glass made with Saflex® and Vanceva® interlayers. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ.

Tim Coldwell is a husband, dad and Mohawk entrepreneur focused on leading by serving, culture, and the monetization of ideas. He serves as President of Chandos, a purpose driven national technical builder leading change in the Canadian construction industry. Chandos is the largest B-Corp certified contractor in the world and is proud to be one hundred percent employee owned. We believe value is created when leaders combine the power of purpose with existing business models to solve the world’s greatest problems.

Under Tim’s leadership, Chandos has forged partnerships with impact organizations across Canada to create opportunity at-risk youth in the construction industry. Tim is an advisor to San Francisco’s Center for Innovation in the Design & Construction Industry and was the founding board chair of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance. Tim has been named an Entrepreneur of the Year; he is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® and is also an alumnus of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

Robert is an award-winning architect with more than 25 years of international experience, particularly in civic, cultural, and urban spaces. His commitment to architecture and authentically understanding each project comes from a deep interest in the challenges and opportunities of our time. Robert’s work relates architecture to the forces that influence each project. By engaging site and environment, program, context, and client, he finds unique and inspired design responses to these conditions that allow each building to express a greater cultural meaning. A consistent voice for the confluence between architecture and the arts, his approach reinforces the role of creativity as a catalyst for building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities.

As a design leader guiding overall project visions, Robert works closely with clients and colleagues and fosters a strong and dedicated team ethos. He is invested in a cross-disciplinary approach to theory and research that bridges the profession and academia. These interests have led to ongoing relationships with the University of Calgary and the Laboratory of Integrative Design, where Robert researches methods of fabrication as well as rethinking the construction processes to minimize waste.

A licensed architect in Alberta and California, Robert developed his own architectural practice in Montreal, Studio 451, focused on cultural projects and international competitions. Before that, he was design lead with Studio Libeskind in Berlin and Los Angeles, where he was intimately involved with many international cultural, institutional, and master planning projects.

Robert has taught architecture for many years at universities including the University of Calgary, McGill University, the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, and California Polytechnic State University, Pomona. He has also lectured extensively, and his work has been exhibited both in Canada and internationally.

Peter is a Partner at the New York City-based start-up, Hydronic Shell Technologies, that is seeking to advance the adoption of a newly developed and patented retrofit solution.

A graduate of the Rhode School of Design, Peter has held the roles of Senior Designer and Project Manager with Skidmore, Owings Merrill, where he gained experience designing and
managing large complex projects involving stakeholders across numerous disciplines.

Peter has held the position of Industry Assistant Professor within the Product Architecture and Engineering Program of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he led the school’s entry to the Solar Decathlon in 2011. For this entry, two certified Passive houses were designed, built, and donated through Habitat For Humanity in an underserved neighborhood of Washington, DC. Also, while at Stevens, Peter led a multidisciplinary team of students from seven different engineering disciplines on a Department of Defense sponsored research program, exploring the energy efficiency strategies for combat outposts.
Peter is also currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Columbia Technology Ventures, the tech transfer arm of Columbia University providing domain and functional expertise for
Hydronic Shell.

Consistent throughout Peter’s 25+ year career has been an open exchange between roles and disciplines and a commitment to an integrated interdisciplinary approach to work through the
lens of architectural fluency. Today, he is solely focused on bringing Hydronic Shell to market.

Curtain Wall & Façade Specialist for the Strategic Accounts Division of STI Specified Technologies, covering the central United States and Canada.

Aaron joined STI Specified Technologies in 2015 and has over 30 years of experience in construction materials. He has conducted firestop trainings for STI, The International Firestop Council and to a variety of groups including; architects, engineers, consultants, code officials, inspectors and all types of trades. He is certified at Level 2 of Firestop Instructional Training (FIT II).

Clayton Terbrock is working at Eastman as the Business Development Manager for the Advanced Interlayers group in North America. He is responsible of overseeing the relations with architects and façade engineers, providing an experience of over 4 years with glass and laminated glass, in particular.

With a background in Marketing from the University of Missouri, Clayton has been providing support to automotive glass laminators in the US and Canada for a few years now. He now brings his passion for glass to the architectural specifying community, offering training and relevant information on high performance laminated glass made with Saflex® and Vanceva® interlayers. He is based in Scottsdale, AZ.

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.

Tim Coldwell is a husband, dad and Mohawk entrepreneur focused on leading by serving, culture, and the monetization of ideas. He serves as President of Chandos, a purpose driven national technical builder leading change in the Canadian construction industry. Chandos is the largest B-Corp certified contractor in the world and is proud to be one hundred percent employee owned. We believe value is created when leaders combine the power of purpose with existing business models to solve the world’s greatest problems.

Under Tim’s leadership, Chandos has forged partnerships with impact organizations across Canada to create opportunity at-risk youth in the construction industry. Tim is an advisor to San Francisco’s Center for Innovation in the Design & Construction Industry and was the founding board chair of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance. Tim has been named an Entrepreneur of the Year; he is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® and is also an alumnus of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

Robert is an award-winning architect with more than 25 years of international experience, particularly in civic, cultural, and urban spaces. His commitment to architecture and authentically understanding each project comes from a deep interest in the challenges and opportunities of our time. Robert’s work relates architecture to the forces that influence each project. By engaging site and environment, program, context, and client, he finds unique and inspired design responses to these conditions that allow each building to express a greater cultural meaning. A consistent voice for the confluence between architecture and the arts, his approach reinforces the role of creativity as a catalyst for building more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities.

As a design leader guiding overall project visions, Robert works closely with clients and colleagues and fosters a strong and dedicated team ethos. He is invested in a cross-disciplinary approach to theory and research that bridges the profession and academia. These interests have led to ongoing relationships with the University of Calgary and the Laboratory of Integrative Design, where Robert researches methods of fabrication as well as rethinking the construction processes to minimize waste.

A licensed architect in Alberta and California, Robert developed his own architectural practice in Montreal, Studio 451, focused on cultural projects and international competitions. Before that, he was design lead with Studio Libeskind in Berlin and Los Angeles, where he was intimately involved with many international cultural, institutional, and master planning projects.

Robert has taught architecture for many years at universities including the University of Calgary, McGill University, the University of Toronto, the University of Southern California, and California Polytechnic State University, Pomona. He has also lectured extensively, and his work has been exhibited both in Canada and internationally.

Peter is a Partner at the New York City-based start-up, Hydronic Shell Technologies, that is seeking to advance the adoption of a newly developed and patented retrofit solution.

A graduate of the Rhode School of Design, Peter has held the roles of Senior Designer and Project Manager with Skidmore, Owings Merrill, where he gained experience designing and
managing large complex projects involving stakeholders across numerous disciplines.

Peter has held the position of Industry Assistant Professor within the Product Architecture and Engineering Program of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he led the school’s entry to the Solar Decathlon in 2011. For this entry, two certified Passive houses were designed, built, and donated through Habitat For Humanity in an underserved neighborhood of Washington, DC. Also, while at Stevens, Peter led a multidisciplinary team of students from seven different engineering disciplines on a Department of Defense sponsored research program, exploring the energy efficiency strategies for combat outposts.
Peter is also currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Columbia Technology Ventures, the tech transfer arm of Columbia University providing domain and functional expertise for
Hydronic Shell.

Consistent throughout Peter’s 25+ year career has been an open exchange between roles and disciplines and a commitment to an integrated interdisciplinary approach to work through the
lens of architectural fluency. Today, he is solely focused on bringing Hydronic Shell to market.

Kelly leads MASS Design Group’s London studio, overseeing work in East Africa and Europe. He joined MASS in 2014 to lead its Kigali office and grew the practice from eight employees to 80 over a five year period. Kelly has led the design and implementation of several of MASS’s projects across East Africa, notably the award-winning Munini District Hospital and Rwanda Ministry of Health’s Typical Hospital Plans; headquarters for both the One Acre Fund and Andela in Kenya; and the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Toronto, a recipient of the Canada Council’s Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners, and has held teaching positions at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Harvard University, and the University of Waterloo.

Tyler Walker is a Principal at MJMA who brings thoughtfulness and rigour to every project, balancing simplicity, functionality, and attention to materials to realize the aspirations of the communities with whom he works. Tyler believes that the primary aim of design should be furthering human well-being, and his focus at MJMA has been the research and advancement of sustainability, in particular mass timber structures. He has a wide-ranging portfolio that encompasses community, recreation, and campus architecture, with recent examples including the Churchill Meadows Community Centre in Mississauga, and the Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in Port Dalhousie.

Ian Mountfort joined Blackwell in 1999, and became an associate in 2005 and a principal in 2008. He studied at McGill University in Montreal, where he obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in structural engineering. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, making him the only arts major on our leadership team. He brings a welcome perspective to all of our projects, and is focused on elegance, efficiency, and advances in building technologies. Ian is passionate about creating buildings and structures that are environmentally responsible and socially conscious. Ian leads Blackwell’s sustainability design committee efforts, working to optimize structural systems while promoting the sustainable and efficient use of materials. He is proud to have led Blackwell’s efforts on the Churchill Meadows Community Centre in Mississauga, and the Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in Port Dalhousie; both projects showcasing innovative and sustainable building designs.

Postdoctoral researcher in wind engineering and building technology, with a focus on building envelope and façade design. Angela Mejorin is a designated expert for ISO, ASTM, CEN, and UNI standards development Committees. In 2022 she obtained a double Ph.D. from Western University (Canada) and Iuav University (Italy), with a thesis entitled “Wind-Borne Debris Resistance of Façades: Identification of Alternative Impact Test Requirements”.

She has been involved in research activities related to tall buildings since 2017, when she joined the CTBUH Research Office at Iuav University for the research on “Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region”. Between 2017 and 2023 she has been working as a teaching assistant at the Iuav University of Architecture and the Western University of Engineering. Her background is in engineering, with a second-level specialized master’s degree in “Design and Construction of Tall Buildings”, received in 2014 from the Politecnico in Turin.

She is an accredited Professional Engineer in Italy and has experience working in the construction industry. Between 2014 and 2017, she worked as the Project Controller for the realization of the Alfa Romeo Museum and Headquarters in Arese (Milan, Italy) and for other projects in the Milan’s Fashion District and Porta Nuova Garibaldi areas. Between 2013 and 2014, she worked for the Rizzani de Eccher construction company on the Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo, designed by Renzo Piano.

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.

David Stavros joined B+H in 1999 and was appointed as a Partner in 2005. He has expertise in conceptual design and design development of both large and small-scale institutional, educational, commercial and residential projects. David is an advocate of utilizing an interactive and participatory design process as the means of a higher level of design excellence.

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.

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.