RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE
The World Around was founded in New York in 2020. Our global platform seeks to connect and create a diverse and international network of the most exciting and creative designers and thinkers with wider industry professionals through high impact educational initiatives, including our annual conference as well as online events, interactive workshops, residencies, exhibitions, and newsletters. The World Around is a public charity recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Board Chair
Adam Flatto, Georgetown Company
Board of Directors
Vishaan Chakrabarti, PAU
Elizabeth Diller, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Beatrice Galilee, Co-Founder, Executive Director The World Around
Peter Dillon, Brunswick Arts
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Beatrice Galilee
Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Diego Marroquin
Executive Producer
Satomi Blair
External Affairs
Dan Howarth
Associate Producer
Ana Minujin
Advisory Board
Maryetta Anschutz
Satomi Blair
Felix Burrichter
Simon Castets
Harriet Harriss
Marilyn Hernandez
Ben Rawlingson-Plant
Dennis Paphitis
Susan Sellers
Michaella Solar-March
Adrián Villar Rojas
Emily de Vismes
Kristen Warwuck