A principal of Ballman Khapalova, an architecture practice based in Ithaca and New York City. Through this practice Peter works at a variety of scales, from infrastructure to urban playgrounds, always seeking to integrate intuitive and imaginative design methods with a rigorous approach to drawing, building and planning. He has worked as a designer at Barkow Leibinger in Berlin, as well as Senior Project Manager at Sciame Construction in NYC, working closely on the coordination and construction of the The Shed at Hudson Yards. His primary interests are in integrating the study of culture with building techniques and typologies across the history of architecture, and with the development of an intuitive design methodology drawing on a multitude of disciplines and techniques.

Artist who grew up on the Great Plains and now lives and works in New York City. Drawing has long been at the root of her artistic practice, serving as a way of thinking though visual material in preparation for painting. Waltemath holds a BFA from the RI School of Design and an MFA from Hunter College, CUNY. Her engagement at the I. S. Chanin School of Architecture since the early 90’s has led to several collaborative projects with prominent architects in Berlin, New York and a project in Nebraska. She has written extensively on art and served as an editor-at-large for the Brooklyn Rail since 2001. She is the Director of MICA’s MFA program, the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.