Growing up in London, Nikki Ivanova has often been surrounded by inspiring architecture, ranging from Renzo Piano to Christopher Wren. She believes architecture is so much more than just design and architecture defines the spaces all around us in everyday life.

Emma Schumacher was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon's architecture program. What drew her to architectural design was the satisfying way in which art intersects problem solving. She has a lifelong love of design, music, and the process of creating.

Olivia Drave is a Hong Kong native and Architecture graduate from the University of Edinburgh. Her interests lie in the realm of material sustainability, parametric design, and digital fabrication. More recently, her focus has shifted towards the study of climate migration and its impact on future urbanities.

Elizabeth Kostina is a university student studying architecture and film. She is passionate about interdisciplinary practices and modes of architecture at the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, and human rights, focusing on design as a motor for social reform and cultural change. She is currently an intern with Hume's Human Metrics Lab, the Assistant Editor in Chief at the Center for Conscious Design, and a fellow with the Centre for Conscious Design, contributing to the Design for Equity and Thought Playground domain.