Board of Trustees

Many of the Center for Architecture’s activities would not be possible without the leadership and dedication of our Board of Trustees.

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Chair
Peter Robinson
Founder, WorkUrban; Assistant Professor, Cornell University Department of Architecture
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Vice Chair
Marc Norman
Associate Dean, Schack Institute of Real Estate at NYU
Benjamin Gilmartin
AIANY President
Benjamin Gilmartin, AIA
Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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AIANY President Elect
Mark L. Gardner, AIA, NOMA
Principal, Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects
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Treasurer
Alexander Lamis, FAIA
Founder, Lamis Architect
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Secretary
Kim Yao, AIA
Principal, Architecture Research Office
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Trustee
Eran Chen, AIA
Founding Principal, ODA
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Trustee
Katherine Chia, FAIA
Founding Principal, Desai Chia Architecture
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Trustee
Elizabeth J. Kennedy, FASLA, RLA
Founding Principal, EKLA
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Trustee
Anil Khachane
Senior Vice President, Ian Schrager
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Trustee
Thomas R. Krizmanic, AIA
Principal and Studio Director, Gensler
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Trustee
Jennifer Sage, FAIA, LEED AP
Founding Partner, Sage and Coombe Architects
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Trustee
Marquise Stillwell
Principal + Founder, Openbox
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Trustee
Annie Tirschwell
Partner, Type A Real Projects
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Trustee
Allison Brooke Tomlinson, Esq.
Principal and Northeast and Latin American Regional Legal Counsel, Gensler
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Trustee
Joseph Tortorella, Hon. AIANY, PE
President, Silman
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Executive Director, ex officio
Jesse Lazar, Assoc. AIA
Executive Director, AIANY | Center for Architecture