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Completing his Masters in Architecture at the University of Toronto in 2014, Chris draws from his education, experience and interests in Design, Computer Science, Digital Fabrication, and Physical Computing to help develop and manage RAD-UM, a research lab dedicated for project-based research on the spatial ramifications of embedded technology and ubiquitous computing. Located at the University of Miami's School of Architecture, RAD’s research is premised on the notion that every building or landscape component can be equipped with computational power. Over the last several years, Chris has overseen the growth of RAD-UM and its projects like Cof-e-Bar, Bio-Display, Zenciti, and Robotic Cloud. His interests lie in bridging the digital and the physical realms within the public arena, particularly in ways that can create new and exciting social interactions.

Jorge Luis Trelles and Luis Trelles, along with Mari Tere Cabarrocas Trelles, Jorge’s wife, started Trelles Cabarrocas Architects in 1986 after graduating from Cornell University. Focusing on urban design and architecture, their work encompasses private residences, gardens, schools, and civic and commercial buildings. The firm has completed built works throughout Southern Florida and the Florida Panhandle. Recent works include the Fine House, a private residence on Elbow Lake in Coral Gables; Ca’ Rosa, the new residence of Jorge and Mari Trelles in Coconut Grove Florida; and Nya Ngyangu, a house and garden at Smuggler’s Cove in Key Biscayne, Florida. Currently in the works are a private residence, a church, and a campus plan along with inner city development projects for metropolitan Miami. In addition to their practice, Luis and Jorge Trelles have taught architecture design studios, drawing, building construction and building systems courses at the University of Miami, were visiting critics at Cornell University and most recently acted as visiting professors at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.

Born in West Somerville, Massachusetts, Phillips was an early student in Harvard’s landscape architecture program, from which he graduated in 1908. By 1911 he joined the Olmsted Brothers firm, where he worked on the Boston Common. He left the firm after two years and worked in a variety of roles in the U.S. and abroad as an independent practitioner and for the U.S. government. In 1925 Phillips moved to Lake Wales, Florida, where he renewed his association with the Olmsted Brothers and spent the rest of his 50-year career. His work illustrated an understanding of the native Florida landscape, its unique ecosystems, and particularly its plants. Working with private clients and for the National Park Service, Civilian Conservation Corps, and Dade County he created landscapes which have helped define Florida’s image. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables is Phillips’ best-known work. In 20 years there, he developed tropical plant collections organized by families, arranged along two formal axes with shaded walks and scenic views. His extensive body of work also includes private estates, cemeteries, public thoroughfares, and campus planning projects, including Greynolds Park, Bok Tower Gardens (with Olmsted Brothers), and McKee Botanic Gardens.