KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kelly Alvarez Doran

Director–Ha/f Research Studio / University of Toronto

Senior Director, Sustainability and Regenerative Design / MASS Design Group

Kelly Alvarez Doran leads MASS Design Group’s London studio, overseeing work in East Africa and Europe. He joined MASS in 2014 to lead its Kigali office and grew the practice from eight employees to 80 over a five year period. Kelly has led the design and implementation of several of MASS’s projects across East Africa, notably the award-winning Munini District Hospital and Rwanda Ministry of Health’s Typical Hospital Plans; headquarters for both the One Acre Fund and Andela in Kenya; and the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Toronto, a recipient of the Canada Council’s Prix de Rome for Emerging Practitioners, and has held teaching positions at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Harvard University, and the University of Waterloo.

GRAHAM

Banks

Associate Principal / Pelli Clarke & Partners

Graham Banks was originally drawn to architecture because it is a practice simultaneously rooted in artistic and scientific disciplines. Graham’s recent work includes the South Station multiphase air rights development in Boston, ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, FMC Tower in Philadelphia, and One West End in New York. He is currently working on Texas Tower, which will redefine the concept of live, work, play in Houston. Graham holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Illinois and a Master of Architecture from Yale University.

DAN BRODKIN Principal / Arup

Dan Brodkin is a Principal in Arup’s New York office. With over 30 years of global experience as a structural engineer, Dan applies advanced analytical techniques to support challenging architectural designs. He provides innovative structural solutions to projects ranging from airport terminals to museums and university campus buildings, including the recently completed Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

MICHAEL BUESING Principal / FXCollaborative

Michael Buesing, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD is a Principal at FXCollaborative, a New York City-based architecture, interiors, and planning design firm. Instrumental in the design and coordination of planning,