J. Irons AIA

J. has had the great fortune to contribute to a great number of design teams, and most recently to the amazing boards and staff at AIA Seattle and Design in Public. J.’s aspiration is to leverage successful organizational management and an ability to leverage strategic vision to achieve change, relevance, and success. Read more

Posted in

Michael Mariano AIA

Mike left for Chicago in 1993 after graduating from the Washington State University School of Architecture. Returning home to Seattle in 1999, Mike worked with a local firm, while also acquiring a Certificate in Commercial Real Estate Development from the University of Washington prior to founding Schemata Workshop with partner in life and practice Grace H. Kim in 2004. Read more

Posted in

Mona Zellers AIA

A Seattle native and the daughter of two local architects, Mona helped found the design collaborative Frankenstein Inc. and currently works at Johnston Architects. She co-chaired the Seattle AIA Honor Awards Committee in 2013-2014, is a frequent guest juror at the University of Washington’s College of the Built Environment, serves on the Seattle AIA Board of Directors, and the Design in Public Board of Directors. Mona has won two Seattle AIA Honor Awards. Read more

Posted in

Don Rood

Don Rood is a founding partner of The Felt Hat, a strategic design office since 1994. A Northwest native and Cooper Union alumnus, Don is passionate about Design Thinking and its ability to 
transform brands, organizations and communities. Read more

Posted in

Dan Say

A Seattle native, I was born at Cabrini Hospital (no longer in existence), grew up on Beacon Hill, attended O’Dea High School, and obtained a BS in Civil Engineering in 1981 from Seattle University. In 1995, Gary Swenson, Paul Faget and I started Swenson Say Fagét. For the past 20 years, I have provided structural engineering solutions as well as led the firm’s business development efforts for a wide variety of clients and projects. Read more

Posted in

Brad Khouri AIA

Brad Kouhri headshot

Bradley is the Principal and founder of b9 architects inc. He serves as on the Board of Directors for AIA Seattle’s Past President, is a member of the Seattle Planning Commission since October 2010, and participates as a guest juror and teaches Architectural Design studios at the University of Washington, College of Built Environments. Read more

Posted in