Contributors
ADAM BUSSELL is a director and photographer originally from Detroit, Michigan. He has been working with CSQ since Winter 2018. He has a primary background in music video, commercial, and live event production. A resident of Los Angeles, you can usually find him at the movies or on a basketball court.
CHRIS GODFREY is an RIBA chartered architect with over 20 years experience producing highly considered and finely crafted residences for very discerning clients. Prior to becoming Principal, Godfrey was Creative Director at 1508 London, an internationally renowned, high-end residential design studio. At 1508 London, Godfrey helped develop the company from formation and oversaw the architecture and interior Ddsign teams. In 2000, Godfrey established SCAPE Architects, a highly regarded residential design studio which he ran for over a decade. SCAPE’s work has been published extensively and the studio was voted one of the top 20 young practices in the world by Wallpaper* Magazine. He has also lectured in Interior and Spatial Design at Chelsea College of Arts.
Visionaries of the Year, p. 62 & p. 68
“Luxury Drawn From Design,” p. 40
Buying Time, p. 32
JAMES PATCHETT is a proponent of affordable housing and a principal driver of Mayor de Blasio’s effort to create 100,000 jobs within ten years. Patchett became President and CEO of NYCEDC in February 2017. Before his transition to NYCEDC, Patchett was pivotal in securing many of the Mayor’s signature affordable housing achievements and was one of the de Blasio administration’s chief negotiators on major land use matters. He currently serves on the board of the Prospect Park Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to sustaining Brooklyn’s most famous park. Patchett holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and young children.
WHITNEY VENDT is a journalist and author in Los Angeles. She has been a staff writer for CSQ since 2013. Previously she wrote for the Annenberg Digital News and served as the fiction editor for the Southern California Review. Vendt has a Master of Professional Writing degree from USC and a degree in English from Kenyon College. She has worked on various National Geographic Channel shows, and has several short screenplays that have toured the national festival circuit. She is currently working on a novel for young adults.
ANDREA ZARCZYNSKI is a professional journalist, writer, and editor whose work has appeared in a variety of award-winning publications including Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Malibu Times, and the Detroit Free Press. A CSQ contributor since 2009, she also serves as digital media director of the Detroit Athletic Club and managing editor of the nonprofit’s monthly magazine. Since earning a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, French and English from Oakland University, Zarczynski has found herself intrigued by the new media landscape and is now also pursuing a master’s degree in Media Management at The New School in New York.
“New York City Doubles Down,” p. 42
Paul Scialla Visionary Profile, p. 58
Les Hiscoe Visionary Profile, p. 60
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BRYAN MCKRELL is a contributing editor at CSQ who continues to try and complicate his life like the watches he writes about. The father of three works full time in commercial real estate, while freelance writing, playing golf, betting on horses and ring announcing for any boxing promoter that will have him. He has enjoyed collecting watches since he started reading about them in college, and the fascination has never left him.
