AC has over 30 years’ experience in lighting design and project management in both performing arts and architectural lighting design. Since the merger of ACH/LD with DGA in 1999, AC’s focus has been on large-scale, fast-track and/or complex efforts in transportation, security, exterior and theatre facility projects. She has served on the faculties of Teachers College-Columbia, University of Illinois at Urbana and the New York School of Interior Design, lectured at CCNY and is an authorized instructor of AGi32.
MS, Philadelphia University
BFA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
M.Arch, Columbia University
BA, Bowdoin College
Hans J. Galutera is founder and CEO of HG DesignWorks LLC, and as of January 2022 has been appointed to the New York State Board for Interior Design. Having been in the design industry for over 25 years, Hans has been a Co-founder and Principal of New York-based BG Studio International, Inc. and is the Past President of the Board of Directors for the International Interior Design Association IIDA New York Chapter. He is an Advisory Board Member for the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC-UN Habitat) and a professional member of the Design Institute of Australia (MDIA). Hans is also recognized on the Executive Board for the Society of British International Design (SBID) based in London, as the International Education Ambassador. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Design degree from Solent University in Southampton, United Kingdom.
AAS, BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology
AAS, Melbourne College of Decoration, VIC Australia
Joseph is a life safety consultant with a decade of professional experience on projects throughout the United States as well as in the Middle East and Far East. He is theauthor/illustrator of one book on the International Building Code. He has a BA/BS in Architecture from the University of Houston.
Steven Gerber, a graduate of Pratt Institute, has been an instructor of Visual Concepts and Elements of Rendering at NYSID for over 20 years. He is also a founding member and manager of City Lights Gallery, a non-profit arts center in Bridgeport, CT, as well as an artist specializing in architectural illustrations and multi-media art.
Eric is a registered architect and a past VP of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs for the IIDA as well as serving as a past residential forum director for the IIDA. He is a Manhattan Community Board 5 member, serving on the Land Use and Zoning Committee and as co-chair for the Landmarks Committee. He is founder and principal of Eric Joseph Gering Architect, and has taught both undergraduate and graduate studios at NYSID for the past 15 years. He received his Master of Architecture from Yale University.
Bill is an alumnus of NYSID and a painter in the Chelsea/Highline District in NYC (see williamengel.net for more information). His collaborative art/design work has been published in The New York Times, Interior Design, and Dwell magazines, to name a few. His works hangs in the corporate lobby of Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. His new book, Portfolio Design for Interiors coauthored with Harold Linton is available wherever books are sold.
Basar Erdener has professional experience in fields of light, lighting product design and lighting research for over fifteen years. He worked in the team to design the master lighting plan for the world renowned IceHotel® in Sweden in 2007 and later worked in Vienna/Austria as a product designer where he designed LED products for Zumtobel. He continues his career in the field of lighting as the Director of Product Management and Marketing for LED Linear, a Fagerhult Group Company. He is recognized as “40under40: Future Leaders in Lighting”, holds four US patents for innovative lighting systems, and he is the recipient of the national Robert Bruce Thompson Luminaire Design Award 2011, the RPI Elevator Pitch Competition 2011 and Targetti Light Tales Award in 2009. He has interest in energy, biology, sustainability, and human-centered design. He holds a M.Arch degree from Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and M.Sc from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Rene is an interior designer, architect, and graduate of NYSID, and has taught at the College since 1998. He teaches the popular Furniture Design courses as well as undergraduate Residential Design I, II, and III and graduate design studios. He has worked as a designer at John Saladino, Inc., Thierry Despont, Ltd, and was director of design at Baker Furniture and the McGuire Furniture Company. He currently serves as the faculty representative on NYSID’s Board of Trustees.
BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology
AA, Fashion Institute of Technology
Joseph is the principal and founder of JGArchitects, a firm that specializes in architectural interiors. He has designed office spaces for consulates and permanent missions to the United Nations and corporations such as AIG, Kawasaki, Goldman Sachs, Nippon Telephone & Telegraph, and Siemens. He has also designed projects for the Chelsea Arts District Gallery, Cuban Art Space, Cakeshop, Laugh Lounge, and a number of private residences. Goldstein has taught design studio courses at NYSID since 2004.
Donna is a licensed practicing architect, who has taught for over 30 years. Her practice has focused on renovation. She has also created drawings of a sustainable future city that have appeared in exhibitions and publications, and has written the book, A History of the Future. She has a BA from Smith College and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University.
Ian Gordon is an architect and co-founder of e+i Studio, a New York based architecture and design firm. The firm explores a multitude of project types ranging from residential and commercial projects, to exhibition design as well as digital fabrication and prototyping. He has a background in the fine arts, having studied oil painting and drawing during his high school years in Rome, Italy. He received a Master's in Architecture from Columbia University.
e+i Studio was recently shortlisted as one of the finalists for the Gateways to Chinatown competition. The firm’s work was also recently published in the book “Grand Stand 6” by Frame publishers. Prior to e+i studio, Ian was as an architect for Studio Daniel Libeskind where he worked on numerous international residential and commercial projects, competitions, and exhibition designs.
Robert is a founding partner of Dadras Architects, a Liberty, New York based architectural firm, with projects throughout New York State. He is an adjunct associate professor of architecture at New York Institute of Technology. He is a registered architect in the State of New York and he received a BArch from New York Institute of Technology.