Making as designing.  Making that takes in consideration the many implications of urbanity, community building, reuse, economics, and risk taking. Making the impossible, possible. Making to connect and provide. Making as a collective responsibility to each other. Making for humanity.

Gary Bates, RA, leads firms across architecture, technology, and design. Upon returning to the United States, he co-founded Make
Make as a new model of practice where the collective matters, and, as a Black architect, to elevate the profession with
contributions from diverse voices.

His commitment to architecture and its future engages Gary in different roles: an architect addressing complex urban projects, a professor teaching to learn and broaden perspectives, and a curator
bringing new ideas together.

In addition to leading all the Make Make projects, Gary teaches at Columbia University and continues his leadership of Make Make Norway.

Anna Bates, with Make Make as in all her ventures, starts with a belief that “design is not only what is seen, but what’s
experienced.”

Before becoming a designer, Anna worked as an art director across advertising, art, and entertainment. This creative foundation infuses her architectural practice with bold storytelling and an intuitive sense for public connection.

Her most recent work includes Zuzeum, a museum and art center in Latvia, and the book and exhibit INCEPTION, which reframes the concept of inspiration and authorship through the additive lenses of 111 notable architects worldwide.

Anna is also the owner and leader of ANNVIL, an architecture and design office based in Riga, Latvia.