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Richard believes in the iterative design strength of architecture to inspire responsible urbanization in evolving global cities. Especially drawn to mixed-use, high-rise and creative workplace projects, Richard leads teams that use creative design to drive the commercial objectives of our clients and consistently achieve recognition for design excellence. Richard is actively engaged in the development and design industry, currently acting as the Chair of the Canadian chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and a past member of the Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute Toronto. As a design advocate, he is currently a member of the Markham Design Review Panel and former Vice-Chair of the City of Vaughan Design Review Panel. He is a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and has previously held the role of Co-Chair of the Toronto Society of Architects.

Robert Matthew Noblett (Matt Noblett), NCARB, AIA is Partner of Behnisch Architekten, Boston. Born in 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio, he received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies in 1994 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Architecture in 1997 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. Prior to Behnisch Architekten Matt worked for nine years at Rafael Viñoly Architects PC in New York, NY, where he served as project manager for large-scale, complex projects in Boston San Francisco, and Chicago among others. In 2006, he joined Behnisch Architekten, where he has been leading as Partner since 2009. Matt has served as Partner-in-Charge for many projects and competitions including the Harvard Allston Science Complex, the John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University of Baltimore, the Amherst College Science Center, the University of Baltimore Langsdale Library Renovation and Extension, the School of Business Administration at Portland State University, and the Artists for Humanity Epicenter expansion in Boston. Matt has also taught at institutions of higher education in Boston and has lectured extensively worldwide on topics pertaining to sustainable architecture and design excellence.

Sofie Eggermont (1974) is a passionate architect and has been working at Abscis Architecten since 2006. She was a project architect for various assignments and competitions such as offices, residential projects, universities, and colleges. Mostly projects where creativity was a challenge, but always without losing sight of the technical basis, such as the AZ St Lucas parking building in Ghent Belgium. After 12 years of experience within the office and helping to build the Abscis Architecten portfolio, she was ready to take the next step, combining daily management with project follow-up. Making strategic choices, making investment decisions and putting together a coherent team are all part of this. Parallel supervision of research and design phases, making decisions regarding the proposed projects and monitoring the vision and mission is essential in this. This combination maintains an intense feeling between office management and architectural practice.

Jeonghoon Lee was born in 1975 and graduated from SungKyunKwan University majoring in architecture and philosophy. He was awarded the scholarship by the Korean government in 2003 and went over to France, where he acquired the master degree in the Science of Architectural Materials at the School of Architecture of Nancy and the master degree Science of Theory of Architecture at the School of Architecture of Paris and became a qualified architect. He worked at the Europe office of Shigeru Ban Architects in Paris, Agence Moatti et Riviere office, and the Zaha Hadid office of Architects in London. Under the theme called << A study on the design methodology using the method of subtraction >>, he graduated from Paris Lavillette School of Architecture with honor, and was awarded Excellent Work at the International Design Competition by NATIONAL MUSEUM CONTEMPORARY ART, KOREA and Merit Award at the International Design Competition by JEONGOK PREHISTORY MUSEUM. He founded JOHO Architecture in 2009, and displayed his main projects at CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS Gallery, and now is an adjunct professor at SungKyunKwan University.