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Matt Shaw is a New York–based author, editor, and columnist, whose work focuses on architecture as an instrument of political, social, and cultural shifts. He has been published in the New York Times, The Guardian, e-flux, Artforum, The Architectural Review, and Domus. He is the author of American Modern: Architecture, Community, Columbus, Indiana (Moncelli, 2024) and is the co-founder of the experimental project space Hot Air in downtown New York. He has previously served as Executive Editor of Architect’s Newspaper, where the online publication won an International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) honorable mention. He teaches critical writing and media studies at UPenn, The Cooper Union, and SCI-Arc, and has served on a number of advisory boards, awards committees, and built project juries.

Shaw's CV is available here. 

Mint Kongphat is a New York-based product designer and educator. Guided by the belief that thoughtful design can shape how people live, learn, and connect with technology, her work bridges visual design, research, and strategy in digital experiences. Kongphat led design initiatives across Fortune 500 companies including Google, Salesforce, Intuit, American Express, Capital One, Anthem, Toyota, and Smirnoff. She received her BFA in Design & Visual Communication from Montclair State University in 2017, where she returned to teach in 2024.

 

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Strategized and redesigned Salesforce+ streaming experience for Dreamforce 2023.

 

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Conceptualized and designed hi-fidelity prototypes for Intuit Mint's Growth team.

 

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Re-envisioned Mayo Clinic's international patient intake form.

See Brian Cusack's full CV.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.