Casey C.M. Mathewson studied architecture at the University of Oregon and the Stuttgart Technical University. In 1988 he founded mab (mathewson architektur berlin), an institute devoted to building and research in architecture. The themes of his publications include human focus in architectural design, urban design in Germany, and the history of residential architecture. He lives in Berlin. Ann Videriksen established her own PR and Marketing firm in 1993 after filling that role in-house with architectural firms in Los Angeles and Copenhagen. She represents architecture firms in Los Angeles as a media and marketing consultant for her own firm Design Communication. She is a contributor to numerous magazines and books on architecture and design, an advisor to the Masters of Architecture lecture series at LACMA, and serves on the board of directors of the A+D Architecture and Design Museum L.A.