COLLABORATORS

Anna Dietzsch
@arquitetura_da_convivencia
anna@adietzsch.net

Anna Dietzsch is an architect and urban designer, who for the past 20 years has worked between São Paulo and New York, using design to promote interaction. Her portfolio includes the planning and design of significant projects, such as the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York, the Victor Civita Eco-Park and the Green Stream Linear Park in Sao Paulo, the Pop-up Pool at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Sarah Lawrence College Master Plan and the urbanization of the third largest favela in Sao Paulo, Sao Francisco Global. Her participation in community projects include the “Open Street” program in Sao Paulo, the “Cultural Territory” initiative and the organization of the first “International Night Seminar”, bridging community voices to the public sector and the legislative branch.

Expertise: Architecture & Urban Design, Community Engagement

Kaja Kühl
@youarethecity
kaja@youarethecity.com

Kaja Kühl is an urban designer and planner with 20 years of experience in working with communities in New York City and beyond. Selected projects include “Future Makers/Future Markets”, a series of workshops to explore economic opportunities with refugees in Berlin’s East, “A Vision for Oakdale”, a community-driven vision plan for Oakdale Lake in Hudson, NY and “Lots of Ideas Newburgh”, a guide for activating vacant lots. She is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she leads the Hudson Valley Initiative and coordinates the regional urban design studio focussed on communities in the Hudson Valley. She is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Awesome Newburgh Foundation and a member of the APA NY Urban Design Committee. She has been a fellow of the Design Trust for Public Space and the Public Policy Lab in New York, where she developed the acclaimed Housing Ambassador Program.

Expertise: Urban Development & Zoning, Public Policy, Architecture & Urban Design, Community Engagement, Climate Solutions

Liz McEnaney
@lizmacsattack
liz@mcenaney.co

Liz McEnaney has over fifteen years of experience in historic preservation, urban design, and non-profit leadership. For the past decade, she has worked with community-based collaborators in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has organized community workshops and exhibitions aboard an historic barge, produced the documentary film “Hudson Rising”, and spearheaded dock-building initiatives along the Hudson River. She served as Executive Director and is currently a board member of the SS Columbia Project, which is restoring the 1902-built steamboat Columbia to allow for greater public access on the water. Liz has taught preservation and urban design at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She is a founding Trustee of the Awesome Newburgh Foundation and is on the board of Newburgh’s Fullerton Center and Project Hello World.

Expertise: Historic Preservation & Urban Design, Community Engagement, Non-profit leadership, and Fundraising