Violet Whitney

Violet is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, where she teaches urban data analytics and tangible computing courses, and is an advisor for an upcoming Master’s program Design and Computation in the Built Environment. She founded the Delve product at Sidewalk Labs where she applies her background

Robert Stuart Smith

Robert operates at the intersection of design, robotics and computation, working in these fields in both business and academia. He is a co-founding director of international architecture and design practice Robert Stuart-Smith Design, the tech company Behavioural Robotics, and co-founding partner of the design-computation research group – Kokkugia. Robert’s work operates at the forefront of

Joseph Skulski

Christoph Reinhart

Christoph Reinhart is a building scientist and architectural educator working in the field of sustainable building design and environmental modeling. At MIT he is leading the Sustainable Design Lab (SDL), an inter-disciplinary group with a grounding in architecture that develops design workflows, planning tools and metrics to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings and neighborhoods.

Sophie Pennetier

Sophie holds over 12 years of experience in the design of complex structures and facades. She joined Enclos in 2018, where she has led various projects’ specialty facades scope sales and design assist efforts, engaged in prototyping, modular curtainwall systems, and various research topics such as ultra-thin glass and acoustical analysis. Prior to joining Enclos,

Scott Overall

Scott Overall is an Associate at SHoP Architects with a focus in Computational Design. Scott’s work in computation focuses on delivering complex designs to construction, exemplified by such diverse projects as the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone, Botswana; WAVE/CAVE Pavilion in Milan, Italy; the Atlassian Headquarters in Sydney, Australia; and the Syracuse National Veterans Resource

Martin Miller

Martin Miller is primarily concerned with how the digital onslaught will define our future realities, both physical and virtual. He is the cofounder of the design office AntiStatics Architecture based in Beijing and New York City. Defining a mantra which is ever adaptive to emerging technologies, AntiStatics’ work seeks to find a balance between our

Scott Crawford

Scott Crawford is a designer at LMN Architects in Seattle and a founding member the firm’s in-house research and development lab, LMNts. Over his career, he’s been able to integrate emerging technologies into LMN’s design process in the service of delivering award winning work. He believes technology is a tool that can be leveraged to

Peter Brown

Jenny Sabin

Jenny E. Sabin is an architectural designer whose work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science, and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of material structures. Sabin is the Arthur L. and Isabel B.

Mark Nicol

Steven Jones

Steven is a globally recognized expert in how emerging economic, practice, and technology trends are shaping the future of the design and construction industry. He speaks at conferences globally, authors the SmartMarket Report series on key industry trends, and hosts the ENR FutureTech events. Before Dodge, Steven was Vice President of Primavera Systems (now part

Bill Kwon

Bill spearheads digital transformation and technology globally at CallisonRTKL. With nearly 20 years of experience in the architecture and design industry, his diverse background andhuman-centred approach allows him to help design teams to embrace technology and data, enhancecustomer journeys, sharpen strategic positioning, and eliminate inefficiency.

Lindsey Dubosar

Lindsey has over 15 years of experience in the building design industry, initially working as a BIM Consultant & Designer for several architectural firms in CT, MA & NY. She joined Hart Howerton in 2017 as the Director of Design Technology after working as the Senior Technical Project Team Leader for Woods Bagot —where she

Paige Davidson

Paige Davidson is the Associate Newsletter Editor and a contributing writer at The Architect’s Newspaper. Davidson received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Hobart & William Smith Colleges, where she was awarded the Eric Cohler Internship and Travel Award and studied Scandinavian Design in Denmark and Sweden. After graduating, she pursued her Master of

Samuel Medina

Samuel Medina is a contributing editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. He was previously the executive editor of The Architect’s Newspaper, and before that the editorial director of Metropolis magazine. As a writer, his work has been published in art and architecture magazines such as Artforum, the Art Newspaper, and Domus, among others. He recently edited

Benjamin Howes

Senior Computational Designer, Benjamin Howes is responsible for building custom design tools and developing computational solutions for CORE studio. Benjamin is our go-to person for creative problem solving, such as the technique for façade penalization on the Edmonton Arena. He leads the efforts on developing TTX, together with Kenny, Elcin, and Jonatan. He received a

Jared Friedman

RA Jared is a licensed architect and design technologist who currently works as a Computational Product Manager in the New York City office at Walter P Moore. Jared has taught coursework related to BIM and Computational Design at The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, and has lectured at numerous conferences

Katherine Chan

Katherine Chan, MSFE is a façade engineer and educator. As Project Manager at Walter P Moore, she leads design through integration of detail development and technical performance. A founding member of the WPM DEI Council, Kat engages in community impact work, including WPM’s participation in the design collaborative Design Advocates. Kat has a degree in

Gustav Fagerström

Gustav Fagerström, ARB leads computational modeling for structural and facade engineering at Walter P Moore. He has global experience in all stages of projects in over 10 different countries, having practiced with Urban Future Organization, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, UNStudio, and BuroHappold Engineering. His work has been exhibited and published in Europe, the Americas, and

Salla Eckhardt

Salla identifies as a passionate and inspiring innovation leader and a change agent for the global construction and real estate industry. She is recognized as an industry game changer, and one of the most innovative and forward-thinking people in the sector. Her focus is on successful business transformation of the AECO industry with four key

Sarah Dreger

Sarah is seasoned leader and expert in project management, dev management, BIM modeling and coordination, technical writing, and customization (lisp, macros, script, VB.net, C#, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and am learning PowerShell). She has assumed many roles throughout her career; programmer, technical writer, author, modeler, animator, researcher, advisor, marketer, manager, and strategist. Before joining Microsoft,

Bret Mantyk

As associate of Atelier Ten, Bret Mantyk LEED AP BD+C is an experienced sustainable design consultant and LEED knowledge and administration expert. He has managed various projects that range from institutional buildings, cultural and performance centers, government facilities and school academies. He is one of the founding members of the Urban Green Council’s Programs Committee

Tamar Warburg

Tamar Warburg AIA, LEED AP BD+C works with Sasaki teams to develop sustainability and resilience goals appropriate for each project and access critical resources to reach those goals. She enjoys collaborating to integrate sustainability considerations throughout the design process, from preliminary programming through construction management practices. In this era of climate change, she believes that

Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy is Managing 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

Greg Barto

With 12 years in technology, I’ve spent the past 6 at Canvas, joining as one of the first hires. I’ve witnessed Canvas’s evolution from its nascent stages to a multi-million dollar enterprise, serving thousands of architecture/remodeler customers. Today, my role is predominantly customer-facing, where I liaise and foster relationships with our largest partners and enterprises,

Marty Wood

Marty Wood is the Program Director for The Architect’s Newspaper’s Facades+ Conferences and other AN events and initiatives that bring together AEC professionals to share their stories, expertise, and projects. As a writer, he’s contributed to The Architect’s Newspaper, Metropolis, and other design publications. He is also a visiting instructor at Pratt Institute. Wood has

Aaron Seward

Aaron Seward is Editor-in-Chief of The Architect’s Newspaper. Seward is an award-winning editor whose career has centered on interpreting architecture for the profession and the general public. He was editor of Texas Architect magazine for six years and prior to that held several positions at AN, including executive editor. In addition to those publications, Seward’s

Nathan Barnes

Nathan Barnes is the Computational Lead at Zahner. He has a background in architectural fabrication through programmatic mass customization. He is passionate about encapsulating solutions to problems through technological solutions. Additionally, he has a passion for fostering an inquisitive culture around him. Nathan holds a master’s degree in architecture from UTA with an emphasis on