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 a social documentary and art photographer, documenting how people interact with the built environment. Educated as an architect at prominent universities such as ETH Zurich, University of the Arts Berlin, and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in London, where she earned her AA Diploma and Master of Architecture. Her work has been showcased in well-known publications and exhibitions, including the Architect's Journal, Wallpaper*, REAL, AA Bookshop, and the British School at Rome. In 2020, her thesis was highlighted in the Architect's Journal. She has also worked alongside famous architects and firms, such as Johnston Marklee, Valter Scelsi, Studio JK, and with Francis Kéré a winner of the Pritzker Prize.

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