RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE
The World Around was founded in New York in 2020 by Diego Marroquin and Beatrice Galilee. 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.
Founder
Diego Marroquin
Board
Vishaan Chakrabarti, PAU
Elizabeth Diller, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Adam Flatto, Georgetown Company
Beatrice Galilee, Executive Director The World Around
Dean Harriet Harriss, Pratt School of Architecture
Peter Dillon
Diego Marroquin
Founder and Executive Director
Beatrice Galilee
Executive Producer
Satomi Blair
Executive Assistant
Alex Slawter
Production Assistant
Ana Minujin
Advisory Board
Satomi Blair, 4Hawk Productions
Felix Burrichter, PIN-UP
Peter Dillon, Brunswick Arts
Marilyn Hernandez, American Academy in Rome
Ben Rawlingson-Plant, Guggenheim Foundation
Dennis Paphitis, founder Aesop
Susan Sellers, 2×4
Michaella Solar-March, Tischmann Speyer
Adrián Villar Rojas
Emily de Vismes, Haldane Fine Art