Atim Annette Oton is a Nigerian-born, American and British educated designer turned Curator. She is the director and curator of Calabar Gallery in New York and is the African Art Curator for AMREF Health Africa ARTBALL.
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Vanburn Andy Brookes is an Architect and Project Manager based on Anguilla in the Caribbean. He is the principal of Morlens Architecture Services which offers the full range of design services including interior design, project and construction management, and urban design. Vanburn holds a B.Arch in Architecture and a Masters in Urban Design from CCNY. He is also a Post Grad Rose Architectural Fellow.
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Crystal Xing is a landscape designer at Quennell Rothschild & Partners. Recently she is working on Destination Greenways, a bike system revitalization project consists of a 19 mile bike route in Queens and a 10 mile one along southwest Brooklyn shoreline. She has been actively learning and involving in the online community engagement in times of Covid and applying GIS analysis into decision making process.
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Juan Vallejo is a designer in Guatemala and ambassador for CAUKIN Studio, which aims to create impact through architecture. Juan’s work with CAUKIN Studio partners with local NGOs to develop versatile community space for clinical services in Guatemala.
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Dominique Denis is trained as an architect with more than two decades of combined experience in architecture, urban planning, and public art curating. She has worked for several architectural firms in the New York metropolitan area and South Florida. For the past six years, her experience working for the Broward Cultural Division with artists, architects and other design professionals has introduced her to the world of cross-disciplinary collaboration and community engagement.
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Glenn Bell is a project designer at TONAB Architecture where he works on multiple building construction types including Supportive & Affordable Housing, Educational & Cultural institutions, and large scale Commercial projects. Born and raised in Coney Island, Brooklyn Glenn witnessed displacement, public school closings, and decay. Through his work, he is reclaiming this history and aims to create access for those less afforded, from modernizing NYCHA houses to adapting public schools for accessibility.
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Chitra Mamidela is an architectural designer and urbanist with an established career based on the idea that design is a bridge between nature and the urban environment. Chitra's work focuses on addressing disparities and challenges in urban infrastructure to quickly transition to more sustainable and resilient futures. Chitra has experience in architecture, building energy, research, and sustainability with a focus on historical preservation and Passive House principles.
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Farah Naz Ahmad is an Eco-Architect specializing in energy efficiency and green building standards, and holds a passion for the advancement of the green building industry. Her public sector experience in city government agencies has spanned across sustainable design, green building polivcy education, building energy codes, environmental journalism, and the greening of public schools.
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Tiffany Kimmel Carlin is a licensed architect in New York State with 11 years of experience in multifamily housing, mixed-use projects and schools. Recently, Tiffany served as “architect-in-residence” for Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools to help prepare their facilities for in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Daniel is a recent grad with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and several years of experience working in the architecture and planning industry. He recently founded DB Studios to teach, inspire, and vocalize aspiring professionals.
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Laura, former Manhattan Borough Office Borough Commissioner, made her career working at the NYC Buildings Department for 20 years at an executive level. In its’ history, she was among the first women architect to hold such a high level technical position.
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Following her passion for standards and guidelines, Susy co-founded 4 Ideal Design, a digital practice consulting firm specializing in optimizing a firm’s use of software and tools.
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Alvaro is founder of Fournier_Rojas ARQUITECTOS a practice committed to environmentally and socially responsible design. Rojas established the Universidad del Diseño which served as a catalyst for sustainable design education in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Shereese Trumpet is Co-Chair of the nycobaNOMA Project Pipeline Committee and a Board Director for the Architecture Alumni Group.
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Yolande Daniels is a founding partner of studioSUMO, an academic/architecture partnership focused on innovative design involving research, formal exploration, and material invention in Long Island City, NY.
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Primaverarch, an organization created by recent grads, is dedicated to stimulating change for the recognition of women in the architectural profession.
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Ad Hoc Coop is a design cooperative formed by recent grads. Their projects are speculative in nature, asking how we can design a better world.
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Danei Cesario is an architect at SOM and the founder of WALLEN + daub, a resource for building intellectual infrastructure in design, STEM + creative industries.
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Ellen Abraham is a Senior Technical Project Lead at SOM and Executive Board Member of nycoba|NOMA.
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