Katie Horak is an architectural historian and Principal at Architectural Resources Group, an architecture firm specializing in the historic built environment in the Western US. Katie leads the firm’s Los Angeles practice and is a respected authority on national and regional historic preservation standards, policy, and legal frameworks, with particular expertise in treatment and documentation methods. In addition to her work at ARG, Katie teaches graduate-level courses in historic site documentation at USC’s School of Architecture and is a frequent speaker at conferences and universities across the country. Katie’s love of mid- and late-20th century art and architecture has drawn her to a wide range of research projects, including most recently the use of color at Palm Spring’s Ocotillo Lodge, where she has a home. Katie is Founding President of the Docomomo US/Southern California chapter and is currently Secretary of Docomomo US.

Jack Murphy is Managing Editor of The Architect’s Newspaper. Previously he was Editor of Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. His writing has appeared in Architectural Record, Dwell, The Architect’s Newspaper, Texas Architect, Places, Cite, PLAT, Paprika!, the SF Gate, the Houston Chronicle, and the New York Review of Architecture, among other publications. Previously Murphy was Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLAT 8.0 Simplicity and the assistant editor for Totalization, edited by Troy Schaum and published by Park Books in 2019. He received an Honorable Mention for the Pierre Vago Journalism Award 2020 from the International Committee of Architecture Critics. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Art & Design from MIT and a Master of Architecture from Rice University. In addition to his work as an editor, writer, and educator, Murphy has contributed to award-winning architectural practices in Boston, Austin, Houston, and New York. He lives in Brooklyn.

Barrett Reiter is a Cultural Resources Planner and Associate at Page & Turnbull in San Francisco. She received her graduate degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, and worked at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission before returning to her hometown of San Francisco. Her hobbies and interests are largely architectural and include large format photography (4x5) and an obsession with the neo-Grec style. Barrett is a board member of the Docomomo US/Northern California chapter, and a board member of Preservation Alumni, which supports and unites the alumni and students of Columbia University’s Historic Preservation Program.

Rami el Samahy is a founding principal at Over,Under, an architecture and design firm. An architect and a certified planner, his work engages graphic design, architecture, and urbanism. Currently an adjunct lecturer at MIT, he has taught at number of other institutions, including Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. His research has focused on a wide range of urban issues including the contemporary Arab city, the logics of Main Street retail, and the legacy of urban renewal.

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Anna Mod is an award winning Secretary of the Interior’s qualified historic preservation professional / architectural historian with twenty-three years of experience providing historic tax incentive applications, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations, archival research, historic resource surveys, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance for private and public sector clients. Her projects have won awards from AIA-Houston, Preservation Houston, Docomomo US and from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is a respected preservation leader, lecturer, author, and spokesperson for historic tax incentives and mid-century modern architecture. Ms. Mod is one of the founders of Houston Mod, a member of the Houston Archeological and Historical Commission, and was named a National Trust for Historic Preservation advisor in 2016.