Mark Smout and Laura Allen work mainly on architectural competitions and on conceptual design projects at the scale of the landscape. They are lecturers at the Bartlett, University College of London, where Smout also directs the masters program in Urban Design. Geoff Manaugh is editor of the acclaimed BLDGBLOG, and previously worked for Dwell, Gizmodo, and Wired. He is based in Los Angeles.