Jared Della Valle will present his design and business philosophy, and Michiko Ashida will join him in a conversation on integrating architecture and development—and the opportunities it affords.

Jared Della Valle is the CEO and Founder of Alloy. He has been a real estate professional and architect for more than 20 years and has managed the acquisition and predevelopment of more than 2 million square feet in New York City along the Highline, in the Hudson Yards, in DUMBO and in Downtown Brooklyn. Jared is the chair of the Board of Trustees at the Van Alen Institute, and sits on the Board of Directors at the Architecture League of New York and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. He has taught at Columbia University, Syracuse University, Washington University, Parsons School of Constructed Environments and Lehigh University. He holds a B.A. from Lehigh University and Master’s degrees in both Architecture and Construction Management from Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Michiko Ashida is Vice President of Design at Silverstein Properties. She has worked closely with partners and consultants to design, plan and coordinate over 3 million square feet of office and retail space at the World Trade Center. Prior to joining Silverstein Properties, Michiko was a Senior Technical Coordinator at Skidmore Owings & Merrill and worked on a range of award-winning, large-scale projects. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University School of Architecture.

RSVP by noon on Tuesday, June 18 if you plan on attending.