Keynotes

Marc Kushner, AIA, is an architect with just one agenda - he wants you to love architecture.

As co-founder and CEO of Architizer and partner of New York architecture firm HWKN (Hollwich Kushner), Marc is both a celebrated designer and digital media pioneer having grown Architizer in to now the largest platform for architects online.

Marc is a speaker and published author on the topic of architecture’s intersection with digital media. He recently spoke at TED about the way digital communication is transforming architecture and published his book The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings with TED Books and Simon & Shuster. He has taught architecture at Columbia University’s GSAPP  and also serves on the board of Plus Pool.

AYSE BIRSEL has been designing award-winning products for over twenty years. She is the co-founder of Birsel + Seck, an innovative design studio in New York that partners with leading brands and Fortune 500 companies. She teaches at SVA and has taught at the Pratt Institute. Her work is in the permanent collections of the MOMA and Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. She has received numerous design awards, including the IDEA Gold Award, ID Magazine Excellence Award, and Athena Award for Excellence in Furniture Design from RISD.