Nupoor is an architectural and urban designer from Mumbai, now based in Boston. Her work is strongly informed by her upbringing in Mumbai and lies at the intersection of urban design and policy.

With a background in geography, humanities, and the social work field, Andrew strives to empower and activate the individual and collective potential of people using the physical and emotional spaces that they inhabit.

Crystal Eksi is an Urban Designer at the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), where she works on public realm design in the scope of neighborhood studies.

Elaine Sun is a licensed Architect who has worked in New York with Gluck+ on design build projects for the East Harlem School and Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services.

Alec is currently an Architectural Designer at Jenny Peysin Architecture. He recently completed his B.Arch degree at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. He joined the IPA for the 2018.

Andy is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

For over four decades, the conviction that architecture must work for the betterment of communities has been the foundation of Damu’s professional life – as architect and urbanist, advocate and mentor.

Emily Arden Wells holds a Masters in Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture where she won the coveted H.I. Feldman Prize for a sustainable multi-family housing proposal in Houston, Texas.

Alexandra is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Angela Co is an architect, designer, and teacher committed to the belief that architecture has the capacity to shape both individual experience and collective understanding

Deborah Gans is the founder and principal architect of Gans studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Emma holds a Bachelors of Architecture from The Cooper Union Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and has over a decade of experience with award winning architectural firms.

Alexandra Paty-Díaz is a Venezuelan urban designer and city planner working at the New York City Department of City Planning - Brooklyn Office. She earned a B.Arch from Simon Bolívar University, and a M.S. Urban Planning at Columbia University´s GSAPP.

Brian is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Despo is an Urban Designer at One Architecture + Urbanism in New York City and a Registered Architect in the EU.

Fred Harris was named Managing Director for Real Estate Development of Jonathan Rose Companies in 2016. Mr. Harris is responsible for directing the expansion and diversification of the Companies’ nationwide development portfolio.

Amaritha Mahesh is an Urban Designer at The NYC Department of City Planning

Cassim is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Despo is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.

Hayrettin works at the crossroads of architecture, urbanism, and policy. He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with distinction from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.