SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Dave Intner, AIA, with Southern California Edison’s Building Electrification and Codes & Standards team, is a Licensed Architect, AIA, LEED AP and Certified Energy Manager. A graduate of Cal Poly SLO, Dave provides education and outreach supporting Building Decarbonization and Energy Code Compliance Improvement. Dave has 30 years of professional experience split between architectural practice and utility program delivery.
ROTTET STUDIO
Lauren Rottet is arguably the most accomplished interior architect and designer of our generation. She was the first woman in history to be elevated to Fellow status by both the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association and her impressive career has been celebrated by the design industry’s top honors, including 4-time Designer of the Year Awards by Interiors, Interior Design, Boutique Design, BLLA and Architect magazine; Hospitality Design magazine’s coveted Platinum Circle designation; Interior Design Hall of Fame; and the inaugural inductee into the Women in Design Hall of Fame.
As the founding principal & president of Rottet Studio, Lauren Rottet has played a significant role in shaping the design landscape of the world’s leading luxury hotels, cruise lines, high-rise residential, homes and offices for Fortune 500 companies and Forbes 100 individuals around the world. Rottet is celebrated for tailoring her innovative and sophisticated designs, which combine a deep understanding of architecture with a keen eye for interior detail, to each client to ensure every project is unique. From Bill Gates and Lloyd Blankfein to The Beverly Hills Hotel and Belmond Cap Juluca, to The New York Stock Exchange and Central Park Tower in Manhattan to the Viking’s River, Ocean and Expedition ships in waters around the globe.
After a successful career with SOM and AECOM, Ms. Rottet founded Rottet Studio in 2008 and her famed furniture line, Rottet Collection in 2017. Rottet does not stop with architecture, interior design or product design, she is well known for her expertise in Concepting and Branding an overall development, Landscape Design and Art Curation. These efforts have been recognized in countless publications through various industry-leading magazines and every honor imaginable from Best of Year to over 10 Chicago Athenaeum GOOD Design Awards for her product designs. The influence of Rottet’s design has no boundaries.
For additional information visit: https://www.rottetstudio.com/
MOODY NOLAN
Driven by a passion to continue his father’s legacy, Jonathan D. Moody has entrenched himself in firm leadership, driving growth and innovation. Moody Nolan has grown to over 350 employees and 12 offices across the nation. The firm’s designs have now won over 300 design citations including 47 from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and 44 from the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). Jonathan has helped continue and extend the firm’s position as the largest African American- owned architecture firm. Moody Nolan continues to garner national attention by promoting “diversity by design.”
Jonathan has nearly 20 years of high-end design experience focused on integrating digital fabrication and social engagement into the design process. He approaches design with an overall goal of having a major positive impact on communities in need. For Jonathan, architecture is a medium through which people can be connected and inspired by giving tangible being to ideas. Over the last several years, he has passionately devoted himself to community service through mentoring and education programs focused on empowering underserved youth.
A former designer for the Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design and Eisenman Architects, Jonathan’s background is focused on 3D visual presentation and digital fabrication. Most recently, he has worked on a variety of civic, sports, education, healthcare, and institutional projects. While working on projects, Jonathan is also deeply engaged in strategic implementation of Moody Nolan’s long-term aspirations.
For additional information visit: https://moodynolan.com/
MICHAEL HSU OFFICE OF ARCHITECTURE
Michael Hsu, FAIA, IIDA is the founder and principal of Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (MHOA), a fully integrated architecture and interior design firm providing furniture selection and design services, as well as art direction and branding. MHOA was founded in 2005 and employs 75 team members across studios in Austin and Houston, as well as staff in New York, Denver, Philadelphia, Louisville, and Boston. The work of MHOA is rooted in hospitality and covers a range of expertise such as large mixed-use developments, adaptive reuse projects, public realm design, single family homes, hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, workspaces, bespoke furniture design and branding and visual identity.
MHOA is a nationally award-winning firm, including Architect’s Newspaper Best of Practice and AIA Austin Firm of the Year. The firm has received numerous design awards from the Texas Society of Architects, AIA Los Angeles, IIDA, Hospitality Design and Dezeen, among others. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture’s work has been featured in Wallpaper, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Dwell, Conde Nast, Architectural Digest, Texas Architect, Texas Monthly, Garden and Gun, Metropolis, Interior Design, Dezeen and numerous other publications.
Following graduation from the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, Hsu worked at OMA in the Netherlands before returning to Austin where he has practiced since 1998. Hsu was elevated to AIA’s College of Fellows in 2021, was selected as a part of the inaugural Longhorn 100. Hsu is a recipient of the Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce Sustainable Horizon Award.
Hsu is currently a member of the Austin Center for Design Board of Directors, the Austin SoHo House Committee, serves as a St. Andrews Episcopal School Trustee and as a member of the University of Texas School of Architecture’s Advisory Council and a member of the Mueller Development Design Review Committee. Hsu is a past Austin Design Week Advisory Board member, a past member of the Texas Society of Architects Board of Directors and Past President of AIA Austin. Hsu has lectured across the country at universities and architecture forums and at SXSW and has served on countless design jury panels for AIA and IIDA chapters and notable publications such as Architect’s Newspaper. He has been a guest on distinguished podcasts such as DesignED and Monograph, among others.
For additional information visit: https://hsuoffice.com/