Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA, RAS

Architect, Registered Accessibility Specialist, and Author of The ADA Companion Guide (Wiley). Educating the building industry about the laws of accessibility. Universal Designer.

Dr. Rachel Armstrong, PhD

Applied Scientist, and Senior TED Fellow, with research in building better more sustainable buildings and cities. Professor, and Lecturer, watch “Architecture that repairs itself”. Visionary.

David Basulto, Arq.

Founder & Executive Editor of ArchDaily.com, the world’s most visited architecture website, and Plataforma Networks. Architect, and Entrepreneur. World Traveler.

Sven Berg

Owner and Principal of Berg Planungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, and Partner and Co-Founder of VI.Group. Plus Co-Founder of FORUM for Architecture in the Public Realm. International Liaison.

Katherine Darnstadt, AIA, LEED AP, CDT

Founder & Principal of Latent Design, and previous Dir of the Chicago Chapter of Architecture for Humanity. Making the invisible visible, and creating sustainable communities. Social Activist.

Christian P. DeCapria

Construction and Project Management Consultant with over 15 years of experience throughout the US, including US Army Corp of Engineers MEDCOM, MATOC and JOC contracts. Team Builder.

Zurich Esposito

Preservationist, and Executive Vice President of AIA Chicago, the 2nd largest American Institute of Architects Chapter in the country. Connector.

Dr. Cindy Frewen-Wuellner, FAIA, PhD

Architect, Researcher, and Educator. Writing as Urbanverse. Looking at the city, where it is going, plus the future of people and the planet. Futurist.

Mark C. Friedlander

Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, Attorney, and Educator. Specializing in AEC Law. A strong proponent of a Designer-Led Design-Build delivery. Counsel.

Sarah Malin

Anthropologist, working in Architecture. A part of  The Third Teacher Plus team, by Cannon Design in Chicago. Humanist.

Michael Pelken

Associate Professor at Syracuse University, registered architect in Germany and the UK. Partnered with the DoE. Researcher.

Martijn Schildkamp

Founder and Director of Smart Shelter Foundation. Grass roots, hands-on, and on-site in Asia. Promoter and Researcher. Disaster Responder.

David J. Silverman, AIA

Principal Architect of Silverman Trykowski Associates. Lead Researcher of map-lab studio. Plus Urban Neighborhood Design Alliance and Boston Architectural College. Educator.