AO Architecture & Design, PLLC is a full service design firm offering residential home, museum building, and mixed-use commercial design throughout New England and New York. In addition to Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, Permitting, and Construction Administration, AO also offers Project Management, Construction Management, and design and development for specialty projects, from robotic greenhouses to virtual spaces. Please contact us at zander@auerbachottinger.com or emily@auerbachottinger.com.

Zander Auerbach | partner & designer, AO Architecture & design, pllc

Zander is a designer with 11 years of experience in residential design, construction management, and advanced building systems. He was previously at Maryann Thompson Architects and the MIT Media Lab. He is a graduate of Harvard University.

• Designer of nature-immersed modern homes, schools, and outdoor education centers at the award-winning, ecologically driven Maryann Thompson Architects.

• Management of skyscraper construction and R&D budgets from $2M to $115M and 25 to 400 person teams.

• Leader of R&D for the MIT Media Lab’s robotic greenhouses for climate simulation and climate change adaptation.

Emily ottinger, LEED® GA, RA | partner & architect, AO Architecture & design, pllc

Emily is a registered architect, licensed in the states of Maine and Massachusetts. She received her Masters of Architecture from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Wellesley College. She has practiced for 13 years, at some of the world’s leading firms:

• Peter Eisenman, New York City;

• Kyu Sung Woo, Cambridge;

• Nasrine Seraji, Paris, France;

• Studios Architecture, Paris, France;

• Ann Beha Architects, Boston.

Emily’s experience encompasses academic, commercial, residential, museum, and life sciences buildings. She is an accomplished painter.