Jimenez Lai (Leader) is currently clinical assistant professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. He graduated with a Master of Architecture from University of Toronto. Previously, Lai has lived and worked in a desert shelter at Taliesin, AZ, and resided in a shipping container at Atelier Van Lieshout on the piers of Rotterdam. Lai has received mentions in competitions in Japan, Europe and the US. Professionally, Lai has worked for MOS, AVL, RE X, OMA /Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam and New York. In February 2006, his drawings Noah’s Ark, in space was featured on archinect.com and in 2007 he was the recipient of the LeFevre Fellowship. In April 2008 his project Phalanstery Module opened at Materials & Applications in Los Angeles. The installation by Lai, Point Clouds, opened at the Extension Gallery in Chicago in January 2009. Lai has been involved as a participant in group-exhibitions in New York, Boston, Athens, and Toronto. His drawings had been published in 306090, Conditions, Fresh Meat, Beyond and Candide.

Thomas Kelley (Accomplice) grew up in Canberra, Berlin, Warsaw, Tegucigalpa, Oxford, Lima, and Virginia. He received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Virginia and his Masters of Architecture from Princeton University. Previously, Thomas worked in Charlottesville, Virginia for Future-Cities-Lab and São Paulo for Brasil Arquitetura Studio. Since then he has worked for Asymptote Architecture in New York. Thomas is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Cyrus Penarroyo (Cadet) graduated from UIC with numerous honors, formerly held a work-study position with Bob Somol.

Current Team: Jimenez Lai, Thomas Kelley, Cyrus Penarroyo

Former Members: Kaveh Arbab, Mo Nazmy, Rushabh Parekh, Mark Talbot, Kevin Hayes, Nicholas Krause, Matt van der Ploeg, Jasper Reyes.