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 informs 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 honest in form, function, and material.

Past work includes public art installations for various cultural institutions; Award-winning products and furniture for both commercial clients and the internal design brand, Shift; and architectural design for residential, hospitality, and institutional clients.

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. He has been an invited critic and adjunct at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Thanks to her upbringing with an architectural historian mother and avid outdoorsman father, Amelia was raised with a passion for both old and new buildings, along with a deep appreciation for the intricate ecosystems that we all inhabit. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Architectural Design in 2019. At SHIFTSPACE Amelia assists with projects at all stages from design to construction.  Most recently, she had the pleasure of working on the OSTREA installation for the Venice Architecture Biennale. 

As a Philadelphia area native, Samie is fascinated by intersections of rural, suburban, and urban environments and their impact on quality of life. Her interest in understanding urban design’s influence on human and community psychology allows her to think and work holistically at varying scales. At SHIFTSPACE, she assists in concept and design development, graphic communications, 3D modeling, project management, and marketing coordination.

Samie holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of New Mexico, where she has since served as an external reviewer. She is currently pursuing a Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Grant Stokes is a fifth-year B.Arch student at Cornell University, with a special interest in adaptive reuse. He is at SHIFTSPACE this summer as an intern.