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JOSHUA

Rubin

Technical Director / Perkins&Will

As technical director of the firm’s Washington, D.C. studio, Joshua Rubin oversees quality assurance and technical aspects of all projects to ensure high quality constructible designs and minimize change orders that lead to increased costs to clients. He brings more than 18 years of experience in the commercial mixed-use, federal, retail, and aviation sectors.

Juan Villafa E

Partner / Krueck Sexton Parnters

Juan Villafañe, AIA is a tenacious leader and a big thinker with bold ideas for expanding the influence of architects. Juan’s architectural experience ranges from largescale commercial developments to technically complex institutional projects. Recent work includes the redevelopment of the United Airlines — Terminal 7, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the expansion of several U.S. Embassy complexes, including the U.S. Embassy — Buenos Aires, and the repositioning of large commercial buildings in Boston 125 High Street and International Food Market.

LAUREN WINGO Structural Engineer / Arup

Lauren Wingo is a licensed structural engineer in Arup’s Washington, DC office. She is a regional expert in structural sustainability and applies this knowledge to her projects, focusing on reinvigorating existing building assets and utilizing low carbon structural materials like mass timber. Lauren’s mass timber projects include the Washington Latin Public Charter School Gymnasium, the first cross-laminated timber project in Washington, DC, and 80 M Street, the first mass timber overbuild along the East Coast. Lauren serves on the leadership group for the Structural Engineering Institute’s SE 2050 Commitment Program.

Steve White, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C has 25 years of experience designing contextually responsive civic, cultural, and private projects in urban environments. He has collaborated with a broad range of clients including local, state, and federal governments, such as the GSA and the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Steve is a National Peer for the GSA National Register of Peer Professionals, a certified expert witness for the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, a member of the George Washington Chapter of Lambda Alpha, a LEED Accredited Professional since 2004, and was the 2015 President of the Washington DC Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Nicholas Williams, AIA is the Director of its Mid-Atlantic Office of Ashley McGraw Architects. Williams previously worked at Ashley McGraw from 2009-2015 with a focus in the K-12 and higher education markets. Upon relocating to Washington, D.C., in 2015, Nick worked at Perkins Eastman DC for over 4 years. Nick joined the Facility Planning and Design team for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) where he quickly ascended to the role of Director of Facility Planning and Design for DCPS in June 2020.

Jason Wright is an Associate Principal and Senior Project Architect at Hickok Cole with over two decades experience designing, renovating, and constructing commercial and institutional buildings. His specialty is focusing on detailing and how buildings are assembled to reinforce the design concept. Jason is an advocate for advancing building codes to support further progress and innovation in sustainable design and participates in the new code development process for The District of Columbia. Internally, Jason leads the firm’s Technical Operations Group and Quality Control Committees.