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Editorial team John J. Clark, AIA, NCARB Editor in chief Clark is an architect with RMKM Architecture in Albuquerque, N.Mex. Clark is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and is the 2019-20 Communications Director for the AIA National’s Young Architects Forum.
Amaya Labrador, AIA Senior editor Labrador is a healthcare architect in the Houston studio of Perkins and Will. She currently serves on the AIA Houston Board of Directors, and is the Young Architects Regional Director for the region of Texas.
Beresford Pratt, AIA, NOMA Senior Editor Pratt is an Architect and BIM Manager at Ayers Saint Gross with a passion for education spaces, community engagement, and JEDI . He is the Young Architect Regional Director for the MidAtlantic region.
Clarice Sollog, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Senior Editor Sollog is a Project Architect at CDM Smith in Orlando, FL. She was awarded the AIA Orlando Fred H. Pryor Young Architects Forum Achievement Award in 2014 and is the Young Architect Regional Director for the Florida Caribbean Region.
Arash Alborzi Journalist Alborzi is a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida, School of Architecture in Gainesville, Florida. Alborzi’s dissertation focuses on feasibility of urban agriculture in existing cities.
Gabriela Baierle, AIA LEED AP BD+C Journalist Baierle is an associate architect at Arrowstreet in Boston. She is also cochair of the Boston Society of Architects EPNet and an adjunct faculty member at the Boston Architectural College.
Robyn Engel, AIA Journalist Engel is a project architect at IKM Architecture in Pittsburgh, Penn. An ardent reader, Ms. Engel most recently served as jury chair for the 2019 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize.
Jennifer Hardy, AIA Journalist Hardy is an architect at Payette in Boston, Mass. Hardy is an active member at the Boston Society of Architects and serves on the membership committee and is the founding chair of the women in design emerging leaders group.
Katie Kangas, AIA, NCARB Journalist Katie is a principal architect at Pasque Architecture in Minneapolis, Minn. As the North Central States Young Architect Regional Director, Kangas connects emerging professionals with resources to position them for success.
Miranda Moen Journalist Moen is an architectural designer based in Austin, Minn. Moen is passionate about rural and cultural heritage research, collaborating with clients in Minnesota and Iowa.
Katelyn Rossier, AIA Journalist Katelyn is an architect at SmithGroup in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Kent State University, and manages the blog, mentorarchitect.com.
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