Jury
INTA 2025 Design Competition: “Design Innovation for Housing in the Tropics” is pleased to announce that Billie Tsien, Partner Williams Tsien Architects, will serve as competition jury Chair
Billie Tsien
Williams Tsien Architects
Billie Tsien is a founding partner of the New York-based practice Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners. Their practice is committed to reflecting the values of non-profit, cultural and academic institutions toward an architecture of enduring vision. A sense of rootedness, light, texture, detail, and most of all, experience, are at the heart of what they design. Some of their notable projects include The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Hong Kong, and the renovations of the public spaces in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Currently in construction are The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, Chicago.
Their dedication to this work has garnered numerous awards and citations including the National Medal of Arts from President Obama, the 2013 AIA Architecture Firm Award, and the 2019 Praemium Imperiale presented by the Japan Art Association.
In parallel to her practice, Billie teaches at Yale University, and is a devoted participant in the broader cultural community. She currently serves as the first Woman and Asian-American Chair of the Commission of Fine Arts, appointed by President Biden in 2021. As an educator and practitioner, she is steadfast in her mission to create a better world through architecture.
David Seller
Principal Hawaii Off-Grid, Architect
David Sellers’ architectural journey began while working on commercial fishing boats in Alaska, serving as a ship’s engineer to finance his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University. This hands-on experience gave him a deep understanding of battery systems, potable and wastewater systems, and generators. He later earned a master’s degree in architecture, Urbanism, and Building Science from the Technical University Delft in the Netherlands. After living abroad for a decade, David returned to the United States and joined The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, where he served as Operations Manager and Interim Director of the Palmyra Atoll program. In this role, he managed a world-renowned research station and led the Palmyra Renewable Energy Project, transitioning the station from diesel generators to a renewable microgrid—saving over one million dollars annually and freeing funds for conservation and research.
In 2015, David co-founded Hawaii Off-Grid (HIOG) with architect Rick McGovern and civil engineer Jacob Freeman. Building on McGovern’s established practice, HIOG evolved into a pioneering architectural firm focused on sustainable and resilient design. As President of AIA Maui in 2024, David played a key role in Maui wildfire recovery efforts, partnering with the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and serving as a county-deputized safety assessor for damaged structures within the burn zone. He also leads the design of Ohana Hope Village, a mid-term housing project providing relief for displaced Lahaina residents.
David serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Maui, where he champions innovative construction materials and methods. He has been a driving force behind introducing mass timber solutions to the Hawaiian Islands, incorporating this sustainable technology into new residential projects and other developments.
Phil Camp
AIA, President AIA-Honolulu, Principal Hiarchy LLP
Mr. Camp has almost over three decades of lead architectural management experience on projects ranging from new class “A” commercial office towers to very complicated mixed use multifamily development as well as design intensive custom residential and boutique commercial office / retail projects. With LEED and WELL Accreditation and an AEE Certified Energy Management Certification, Mr. Camp’s commitment to sustainable design goes beyond surface applied green washing accoutrements. He aims to focus on efforts that foster true sustainability with a pursuit of timeless design, quality detailing that reduces maintenance and increases longevity, as well as deep energy saving measures that will benefit the client’s operating costs for the life of the project. Mr. Camp’s project experience has included work in Singapore, California, Arizona and Hawaii and Mr. Camp is a licensed registered architect in Hawaii, California, Nevada and Guam. Mr. Camp was born and raised on Oahu and is a graduate of Iolani H.S. and the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles. Before starting hiarch llp, Mr. Camp was a Principal of one of Southern California’s leading multifamily and commercial office design firms. Mr. Camp is a prior Board Member for Honolulu Habitat for Humanity, and a current AIA Honolulu Board Member. As a recognized expert in the industry; Mr. Camp is often requested to speak to the benefits of sustainable design and the value of architecture, and repeatedly participates in speaking engagements for the Bank of Hawaii, Hawaii Developers Council, USGBC, as well as the Hawaii Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.
Leah P. Dela Rosa
Dr, Department Chair, Dept of Sustainability and Environment,
Miriam College, School of Arts, Sciences and Education, Quezon City, Philippines
Recent Involvements :
1. Member,Scientific Consultative Panel, Philippine Sustainability Reporting Committee 2. Scientific Committee Member International Society of Regional Planners ( ISOCARP) 3. Member Technical Working Group,Committee on Ecology House of Representatives ( Consolidated Bill on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) 4. Scientific Committee and Proposal Evaluator, ISPF( International Science Partnership Fund -British Council MarchMay 2024) I-Current Projects: 1. Lead Environmental Planner, Jesus is Lord Cornerstone Complex Nov 2024-present 2. Project Head/Lead Lecturer: Training for the Preparation of the Institutional Development Plan of Local Colleges and Universities in the Philippines Commission on Higher Education (CHED) 3. Lead Evaluator, LUDIP Land Use Development and Institutional Planning for State Universities October 16,2023 to present Commission on Higher Education (CHED 4. Deputy Team Lead -Environmental Planner : Restricted Zone for the Proposed New Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Complex New Clark City 5. Team Lead Environmental Planner : Semi-Restricted and Non-Restricted Zone for the Proposed New Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Complex New Clark City 6. Project Leader T.E.A.C.H: Towards the Empowerment and Capability Enhancement of the Green Building Professionals for Safe and Resilient Health Environments (With Philippine Green Building Initiative PGBI) 6 Project Leader-Environmental Planner - HIST ORICAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN OF INTRAMUROS AND MANILA 7.Project Leader/Environmental Planner - CAVITE HISTORICAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN (HTMP) 8 Project Leader-Urban Planner Ecological Social Surveying: Mapping Social Assets, Urban Greenery and the Connection Between Them in Rapidly Changing Cities. British Council UK 9.. Program Lead and Research Supervisor Trans National Education Program for PhD Architecture Dual Degree for University of Santo Tomas Philippines and University of Reading UK 2017-present 10. Lead Expert and Co-Author Site Suitability Guidelines of Safe,Resilient and Green Hospital Manual under World Health Organizaion(WHO) and Department of Health Philippines 11. Chapter author: Urban Parks : Spatial Defense Against disease contagion and Pandemics Under the Rethinking Cities for Resilience and Growth in the Post Covid 19 World by Asian Development Bank Institute (2023
Martha Kohen
Professor, University of Florida,
Co-Director UF Center for Hydro-generated Urbanism
Martha Kohen is a Tenured Professor of Architecture in the College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida and Director of the Center for Hydro-generated Urbanism. She received her degrees from the University of the Republic, Uruguay, and Cambridge University. Before coming to UF in 2003 as Director of the School of Architecture, she directed for 20 years her Architecture and Urban Design practice in Latin America (MKRO) and taught at the University of the Republic. She is a visiting professor at the Universities of Rome, La Sapienza, and Naples, Federico II and is an affiliate of the UF Water Institute, the Florida Climate Institute, and the Center for Latin American Studies.
Her recent research has focused on the impact of Sea Level Rise on human settlements. Since 2015, she has represented the United States as Senior Partner in the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Quality and Culture, with whom she has jointly organized five international workshops on sea level rise and disaster recovery. Three of these workshops have addressed Puerto Rico Re-Start, an interdisciplinary collaboration between UF, Universities in Puerto Rico and local stakeholders to harness international expertise in designing innovative research and visionary projects to face the challenges posed by hurricanes Irma and Maria (2018-9), earthquakes and the Coronavirus pandemic (2020) for a sustainable future. Ongoing research is focusing on the impact of the Pandemic in the Built Environment, in Puerto Rico, Florida, New York and Italy in conjunction with the Polytechnic of Milan and the Onehealth Center in IFAS UF.
Florian Heinzelmann
Dr, Associate Professor (Practice),
Department of Architecture at National University of Singapore
Dr Florian Heinzelmann is a practicing architect with a license in the Netherlands. He obtained his doctorate from Eindhoven University of Technology titled ‘Design Method for Adaptive Daylight Systems for Buildings Covered by Large (span) Roofs’.
He is co-founder of SHAU in 2009 with offices in Rotterdam (NL), Passau (DE) and Bandung (ID). SHAU is an award-winning practice which received among others Archdaily Building of the Year Award, Architizer A+ Awards, LafargeHolcim Silver Award for the Asia-Pacific region, World Architecture Festival X Award, and a shortlist for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. SHAU is known for their Microlibraries which merge community and environmental design aspects, with material experimentation into novel multifunctional typologies. A central theme of SHAU’s work deals with investigation and application of passive climatic design strategies in tropical climates to facilitate communal activities. SHAU has realized several commercial, residential, public, masterplan, and large-scale public space projects, for private as well as public clients like the City of Jakarta and Bandung, the Province of West Java, and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in The Hague and Berlin.
SHAU’s and Florian’s work has been widely exhibited and published for instance at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Design for Common Good at Denver Center for Visual Arts, and London Design Museum. Their works, writings and interviews have been featured in newspapers and architecture media around the world like El Pais, Der Spiegel, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Architectural Review, Monocle, Detail, FuturArc, Cubes, Indesignlive, Archinesia and books like Ecopuncture, The City at Eye Level Asia, Beyond the West: New Global Architecture, and Flourish: Design Paradigm for Our Planetary Emergency. Florian further contributed to academic publications for conferences, journals, and book chapters such as the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), eCAADe, Fabric Structures in Architecture, Future Urban Habitation: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Conceptions, and Designs.
Prior to that Florian Heinzelmann has worked as project architect for UN Studio in Amsterdam between 2006-2009, as researcher and tutor at Delft University of Technology and project manager for their Solar Decathlon team in 2010. He received scholarships from DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) for studying at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and CDG (Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft) for gaining working experience in Japan.