Who we are.

Victoria McKenzie (she/her)
Founder / Architectural Research Lead

M.A., Goldsmiths’ University, UK

Victoria McKenzie is an independent researcher and academic lecturer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She completed her Bachelors at the University of Toronto with a specialist in Literature and Critical Theory, Urban studies and Human Geography and earned her M.A. with high distinction at Forensic Architecture’s ‘Centre for Research Architecture’, Goldsmiths’ University. Victoria is currently a PhD candidate at UCL, University of London with a research focus on Ecologies, Climate Change, and philosophies of being. She has worked with a variety of architecture firms and cultural institutions on the connections between art, politics and ecology such as Sir David Adjaye OBE’s Adjaye Associates; Forensic Architecture; Sandberg Instituut; Triennale di Milano; Piet Zwart Institute; MU Hybrid Art House and the Royal Academy of Design at The Hague.

www.victoriamckenzie.co

Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda (she/her)
Partner / Visual and Communication Lead

AA Dipl. M.Arch. ARB/RIBA Part II,
Architectural Association, UK

Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda is an architectural photographer, who specializes in analog, human-centric photography. She studied architecture at ETH Zurich and the University of the Arts Berlin, and earned her M.Arch and AA Diploma from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. Her extensive educational and professional background deeply influences her unique photographic style, focusing on the personal and intimate interactions within architectural spaces. Fiona's work has been featured in renowned publications and exhibitions, including the Architect's Journal, Wallpaper*, REAL, AA Bookshop, and the British School at Rome. She has collaborated with notable architects and firms worldwide, such as Johnston Marklee in Los Angeles, Valter Scelsi in Genoa, Studio JK in Hamburg, and Kéré Architecture in Berlin—a Pritzker Prize-winning firm.

www.fionacuypersstanienda.com

Noah Gotlib (he/him)
Architecture / Communication Lead

AA Dipl. M.Arch. ARB/RIBA Part II,
Architectural Association, UK

Noah Gotlib, is a designer and researcher based in London, UK, holding a Master of Architecture/AA Diploma with Commendation from the Architectural Association. He has worked for several international architecture practises in London and Toronto including Vogt, Alison Brooks Architects, ERA, and PARTISANS, and taught design studio at the Architectural Association.
https://www.noahgotlib.com/

Felix Peng Fei Yang (he/him)
Architecture Lead

M.Arch., McGill University, CA

Felix Peng Fei Yang is an architect based in Berlin, Germany. He is a graduate of the schools of architecture at McGill University and University of Waterloo in Canada. His Master’s research of visual languages in architecture at McGill University received federal funding through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Felix has worked across scales at various international research and architecture practices including, WORKac, Arquitectonica, Lateral Office, SvN and Büro Ole Scheeren.

https://felixyang.com

Collaborators

SOCA, Studio of Contemporary Architecture, Toronto. https://socadesign.ca

BAIDA, Black Architects and Interior Designers Association, Toronto. https://www.baida.ca

Karim Fouad, AA Dipl. M.Arch ARB/RIBA Part II, Cairo. IG: @mogasam.obj

Alvin Luong, BA (Hons) with High Distinction, Toronto. www.alvinluong.com

Russell Royer, AA Dipl. (Hons) M.Arch ARB/RIBA Part II, London. IG: @thechoreum

Elias Tamer, AA Dipl. ARB/RIBA Part II, Beirut. www.collectiveforarchitecture-lb.com