David Rockwell

David Rockwell, FAIA, is the founder and President of Rockwell Group, an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm based in New York with offices in Los Angeles and Madrid that emphasizes innovation and thought leadership in every project.

Projects include Civilian Hotel (New York); FUTURES at the Smithsonian’s Arts & Industries Building (Washington, DC); 1 Hotel Toronto; Nobu Hotels and restaurants worldwide; Moxy Hotels; W Hotels; the Perelman Center in New York (Restaurant and Lobby Interior Architect); the pro bono initiatives DineOut NYC and OpenStage NYC; and sets for more than 60 productions, including Take Me Out, Kiss Me Kate, and She Loves Me. His latest book, Drama, developed in collaboration with Bruce Mau, was published by Phaidon in May 2021.

Honors include a Tony Award; two Emmy Awards; the AIANY President’s Award; the National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; and the Presidential Design Award. David Rockwell serves as the Chair Emeritus of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) and as a board member of Citymeals on Wheels and New York Restoration Project.

Alison Von Glinow

Alison Von Glinow is co-founder of Kwong Von Glinow – an award-winning architecture practice based in Chicago founded on the belief that architecture is meant to be enjoyed. Taking an optimistic and explorative approach, her practice focuses on creating innovative living environments, places for cultural engagement, urban public space, and contemporary workspaces. Alison earned her Masters of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and her undergraduate degree from Barnard College. Prior to co-founding Kwong Von Glinow, Alison worked with internationally acclaimed practices around the world including Herzog & de Meuron in Basel, Switzerland; SOM in both Chicago and New York; Toshiko Mori Architect in New York; and Svendborg Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Melissa Brillhart

Melissa Brillhart earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of Virginia and her Masters in Architecture from University of Miami. She joined Brillhart Architecture in 2013. As Principal, she leads the practice’s daily operations while also working on project design and competitions, publishing and marketing efforts. Prior to joining Brillhart Architecture, she worked for urban design firm, Dover, Kohl & Partners, and also served as a Development Manager for a local real estate development firm, overseeing design and construction of multi-family properties.

Igor Siddiqui

Igor Siddiqui is an architect and Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin where he currently serves as Director for Interior Design. His work – a combination of practice, research, and pedagogy – has been published, exhibited, and presented internationally at a range of professional, cultural, and popular venues. Siddiqui studied architecture at Yale and Tulane and is a registered architect in New York and Texas.

Tal Schori

Tal studied visual arts and semiotics at Brown University and earned his M. Arch at Yale where he edited the journal Perspecta, Upon graduation Tal worked at various firms in Los Angeles and New York including Michael Maltzan Architects and Deborah Berke Partners. Following the founding of GRT, Tal has continued to serve as an invited guest critic at various schools of architecture and has worked as a teaching artist for underserved communities with the Center for Urban Pedagogy.

Lauren Rottet

Lauren Rottet is Founding Principal of Rottet Studio, an international architecture and interior design firm recognized as one of the Top 3 Most Admired Design Firms in the World. Lauren Rottet is one of the most celebrated designers of our time and the first woman to hold the title of both FAIA and FIIDA. She also holds the titles of Designer of Year, Boutique Designer of the Year, HD Platinum Circle Inductee, Women in Design, United States GSA Lifetime Design Peer Reviewer Appointee, and Interior Design Hall of Fame. Rottet’s product designs have earned many accolades, including Interior Design’s Best of Year, four gold medals for Best of NeoCon and seven Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN Awards. “I have never seen someone who is as skilled in such a wide vernacular of design styles from contemporary minimal to elegantly traditional in such an authentic manner,” said architecture critic Paul Goldberger about Rottet’s signature oeuvre.

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 writing on architecture, culture, and the built environment has appeared in Architect, Curbed, Domus, Metropolis, and other publications. He has a BA in Literature, Writing and the Arts from The New School for Social Research.

Sophie Aliece Hollis

Sophie Aliece Hollis is the Associate Market Editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. She leads AN’s building product coverage, manages the “Best of” awards programs, and contributes to AN Interior. Before joining The Architect’s Newspaper, Sophie Aliece worked on the editorial team at Texas Architect Magazine in Austin, where she also graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture with a minor in Journalism.