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 artist and 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
Collaborators
Noah Gotlib, AA Dipl. M.Arch. ARB/RIBA Part II, Toronto, https://www.noahgotlib.com/
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