Jack is passionate about sustainable architecture and urbanism, and has brought these values to his work, many of which include thoughtful, low-carbon renovations of historic buildings from throughout the 20th Century. Bridging project types, scales, new construction, and retrofits, his clients have included Sony Computer Science Laboratories, the University of Pennsylvania, the Architect of the Capitol, the Tennessee Theatre, the non-profit American Chemical Society, and Princeton University.

Jack is also an award-winning installation artist for MIMMI, an interactive, digitally-integrated inflatable structure in Minneapolis. He has worked in urban planning to support light rail line construction between Minneapolis and St. Paul and has also been an educator for over ten years. He is a lecturer at the University of Tennessee, and his classes at the Boston Architectural College included thesis, advanced studios, and entrepreneurship.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, University of Minnesota
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia
Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia

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Education

B.Arch, NIT Calicut
M.Arch, Texas A&M University. MUP(Sustainable Urbanism), Texas A&M University
PhD in Architecture (History, Theory and Society), University of California, Berkeley

Expertise & Interests

• Architectural History and Theory
• Global Histories of Modernism
• Modern Art and Architecture of South Asia

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Solo exhibitions of her photographic body of work, “UnNatural History,” have been shown nationally and internationally including at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA; Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA; Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL; Dom Muz Gallery, Torun, Poland; Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA; and Santa Reparata Gallery, Florence, Italy. Selected pieces have been exhibited in numerous invitational and juried shows including the Museum of Modern Art in Tbilisi, Georgia; Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Greyfriars Art Space in Norfolk, England; and Prix de la Photographie in Paris, France. Images from “UnNatural History” are cited in Giovanni Aloi’s books��Art and Animals��and��Speculative Taxidermy: Animal Surfaces and Art in the Anthropocene, and��by Alexis Turner in��Taxidermy��published by Thymes and Hudson.

In 2017, her work was shown internationally at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France and the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfort, Germany as part of their exhibitions “Dioramas” and “Diorama: Inventing Illusion” respectively that looked at the diorama both historically and through the work of contemporary artists who use the diorama as subject.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Fine Arts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville��

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Education

Architecture, Universidad Marítima de Chile

Expertise & Interests

• Local–Global Relationship. Valenzuela sees architecture as inseparable from its local context—culture, territory, and community—arguing that global architecture only exists through specific places.
• Territory and Detail. His work focuses on how landscape, material conditions, and spatial detail connect larger territorial logics with precise architectural decisions.
• Education as Practice. He promotes a pedagogical model where research, construction, and social engagement are integrated, treating building as a form of architectural knowledge.
• Critical and Experimental Thinking. Valenzuela challenges conventional architectural norms through experimental, reflective approaches that link architecture with language, theory, and critique.

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She founded wAtelier in 2016 after many years working for boutique firms in Tokyo. Watanabe’s practice has thus far touched mainly on hospitality and retail, as well as an art installation and urban renewal proposal along the way. She has also taught Japanese architecture, urban planning, and photography since 2009.

Education

M.Arch I, Yale University

Expertise & Interests

• Japanese Architecture
• Hospitality
• Universal Design

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