Architecture Advisory Council
The Architecture Advisory Council informs the vision of the Architecture department by providing valuable feedback and advice. It is made up of leaders in their respective arenas who help build connections with community partners, create mentoring and career opportunities for students, and forge relationships across the fields and industries into which RISD students seek access.
Council members
Deborah Berke BArch 77 / HD 05
New York, NY
owner/architect, Berke Architects DPC
Bruce A. Bierman BArch 76
New York, NY
founder and owner, Bruce Bierman Design
Andrea Brue BArch 88
Brookline, MA
architect, Arrowstreet Inc.
Gabrielle Bullock BArch 84
Los Angeles, CA
principal and director of global diversity, Perkins+Will
Sean Cannon MArch 01
West Hollywood, CA
associate, Large Architecture
Donald Choi BArch 82 / P07, RISD trustee
New Territories, Hong Kong
CEO, Chinachem Group
Rafael de Cárdenas 96 AP
New York, NY
Rafael de Cárdenas/Architecture at Large
Steve Dynia BArch 83
Jackson, WY
principal, Dynia Architects
Greta Eckhardt BArch 75
Waltham, MA
retired, Payette Associates, Inc.
Jerry Fandetti BArch 68 / P 05
Cambridge, MA
president, GNF Associates
Michael Gabellini BArch 81
New York, NY
president, Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP
Thayer Hopkins BArch 75
San Francisco, CA
principal, Thayer Hopkins Architects
Tony G. Ingrao BArch 81
New York, NY
founder and principal, Ingrao Inc.
Patti Intrieri BArch 82
Boston, MA
principal, Cambridge Seven Associates Inc.
Lauren Kogod BArch 85
New York, NY
associate professor adjunct, The Cooper Union
Byron Kuth BArch 86
San Rafael, CA
principal, Kuth Ranieri Architects LLP
Ken Lewis BArch 83
Irvington, NY
partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Michael Maltzan BArch 85 / P 24
Pasadena, CA
principal/architect, Michael Maltzan Architecture
Irwin Miller BArch 94 / P 24
Los Angeles, CA
Museums + Culture Practice Area leader, Gensler
Amy Murphy BArch 87 / P 24
Pasadena, CA
associate professor of Architecture, University of Southern California
Liz Ranieri BArch 86
San Rafael, CA
design principal, Kuth Ranieri Architects LLP
Lisa Sachs BArch 80
Santa Paula, CA
managing principal, Cumming Group
Leslie Saul BArch 77
Cambridge, MA
owner and principal, Leslie Saul & Associates
Robert Schaeffner, FAIA, BArch 81
Marblehead, MA
principal, Payette Associates, Inc.
Ray Shick BArch 83
San Francisco, CA
principal, Gensler
Allan Shope BArch 78
Hudson, NY
architect, Allan Shope Architect
Tom Sieniewicz BArch 83
Cambridge, MA
partner, NBBJ Design
Rex Wong BArch 03, Alumni Association ex officio trustee and president
Wanchai, Hong Kong
director and project manager, Kum Shing Group