As founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based SHIFTSPACE Design, Mario guides the strategic direction of the studio’s work for the design of environments, experiences and lifestyle products (under the SHIFT brand). The work and research have a modern aesthetic with a focus on mass-customization, prefabrication, and sustainable design. He is a Registered Architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of New York, and is accredited by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). An honors graduate from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and he has received his Masters degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University.

Before founding SHIFTSPACE, he worked with KieranTimberlake, Peter Marino Associates and JXN Studio in Philadelphia and for George Ranalli Architect and Resolution 4: Architecture in New York. Mario has been involved with award winning and published residential, commercial and institutional building projects in both national and international locations.

Mario has served as an Adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania and Temple University with studio work focused on urban interventions, product design and craft. He has served as guest juror and lecturer at design schools throughout the country. He has served on the Facilities and Horticultural Committees for Philadelphia’s Historic Bartram’s Garden and currently sits on its Board of Directors.

Tim oversees both the creative direction and technical design of the studio’s work. His diverse experience in the fields of architecture and industrial design inform his work at Shiftspace. As a designer, Tim is inspired by and strives to produce work that promotes civic engagement, provides positive ecological impact and is both honest and expressive in form, function, and material.

Throughout his tenure at Shiftspace he has overseen the design of major placemaking and urban improvement projects at The Barnes Foundation, 30th Street Station, Urban Outfitters HQ and the National Parks Service. He has designed products for both commercial clients and for the SHIFT brand in addition to architectural design for various private residences, retail, and hospitality spaces.

Selected works include: a public art installation and placemaking project at the Barnes Foundation; products designed for Shake Shack and Tesla; an award-winning picnic table for SHIFT; a modular parklet system; a fold-up green roof tile; an installation for GrowNYC in Union Square; and architectural design for Ligne Roset. Tim was a participant in Bloomberg Philanthropies FastFWD Accelerator and is a Next City Vanguard. Tim holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art.