Annie Chu, FAIA, is an award-winning architect and a founding principal of Chu-Gooding with an extensive history of teaching, public speaking, and civic and professional leadership, including her roles on the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission, the Mayor’s Design Advisory Panel, and the IIDA International Board of Directors. In her four decades in practice, Annie has worked extensively with world-renowned museums and cultural institutions, including The Huntington, Hammer Museum, Autry Museum of the American West, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.

Brian Linder, AIA, Architecture Broker is a seasoned real estate broker with more than 25 years of experience in high-end, custom residential design and construction and a master’s degree in architecture, Brian brings his design-oriented expertise to the buying and selling of architectural properties, historic homes, and estates. Brian has built his real estate practice around a concept he calls “The Value of Architecture”, which is based on the notion that architectural homes provide countless lifestyle benefits, carry greater premiums, and tend to be less sensitive to market fluctuations.

Stephen Phillips, FAIA, PhD is an architect, historian, and educator with over 30 years of professional experience in California; he is principal architect at Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and Professor of Architecture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo — where he is the Founding Director of the Cal Poly Los Angeles Metropolitan Program in Architecture and Urban Design. Award-winning residential buildings by Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) have been published in Dwell, DOMUS, Der Spiegel, Dezeen, The Architect’s Newspaper, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among many other notable newspapers, magazines, journals, and books.

Monika Haefelfinger, SIA, President and Founding Partner at XTEN Architecture was born in Basel, Switzerland. XTEN specializes in custom residential, cultural and commercial buildings. Swiss precision and the experimental spirit of Los Angeles guide and inspire the design process at XTEN Architecture.

As Founder and CEO of Minardos Group, George Minardos has been building design-centered residential and creative commercial projects in LA, Santa Barbara and Napa since 1998. Through collaborations with many of Los Angeles’ most innovative architects and design teams, Minardos Group has earned a stellar reputation as a group that “can build just about anything.”