SPEAKERS

JOHN HAND Associate / Arup

John J. Hand is an associate with Arup with over 16 years of experience, and leads Arup’s South Region Structural Discipline. His background includes the structural design of Arup’s first steel and cross laminated timber project in the Americas at the Houston Endowment Headquarters. John has worked on numerous steel, mass timber, and hybrid mass timber building projects across the United States and internationally across multiple markets.

ALFONSO E HERNANDEZ Associate / Gensler

Alfonso is a registered architect with a strong interest and experience in Resilience / High Performance Based Design, Building Performance Modeling & Simulations (Daylight/Glare, Solar, CFD, Thermal and Energy Modeling), Performance Parametrics, Solar Form Finding and Performance Oriented Design Integration.

ELLIOTT HODGES Director / Farshid Moussavi Architecture

Elliott Hodges studied at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco (BArch- Distinction) and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (MArch – Honours). He has 22 years of professional experience working in San Francisco, New York and London, UK. Since 2006 Elliott has been working with Farshid Moussavi, first with FOA and now with FMA. Now currently a director, Elliott has managed many of the firm’s major projects, leading external design teams for developments that range in value from £3M to £200M. Elliott’s completed work for FMA includes the acclaimed Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, USA, Harrods World, London, and flagship stores for Victoria Beckham in London and Hong Kong. Presently he serves as the Design Architect Project Manager for the Ismaili Cultural Center in Houston, which is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in q4 2024.