idc assembly

The IDC is a growing assembly of activists, artists, designers, students, academics and assorted malcontents who are dedicated to the idea that the needs or our world demand creative address. NOW.

Our organizational structure is decidedly non-hierarchical. Our footprint is not fixed, but fluid, varying based upon the demands of the work and the means of the time. We survive on borrowed land for brief moments, using commandeered means and guerrilla tactics.

Our work thrives because it is offered humbly, with the understanding that it represents neither the end nor the beginning of the project, but the articulation of a new convergence between curiously disjointed publics, sites and infrastructures. It is, like our organization, an act of instigation through which many might collect their wisdom, energy and talents.

The following list of contributors should be understood in this spirit. The individuals listed are not the whole of the IDC, but a small constant within an incredibly fluid movement. Likewise, the titles given represent not a fixed hierarchy, but a description of each individual’s continuing contribution to the IDC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott Gerald Shall, RA

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Principal, sgsa+d, llc

Scott Shall is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, the principal at the architecture and design firm sgsa+d, llc, and the Director and President of the International Design Clinic (IDC). Professor Shall’s work, and the research which has informed it, has been exhibited and published widely in numerous national and international venues, including invited lectures at Pratt, Parsons, Philadelphia University, the University of Maryland, the 2007 Structures for Inclusion Conference and the 2008 World Conference on Informal Settlements. As an artist and designer, Shall has completed projects on four continents, varying in size from modest installations to multi-million dollar complexes.

Josh Johnson

Attorney, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Member, Pennsylvania Innocence Project

Josh Johnson is an attorney based in the Philadelphia office of Pepper Hamilton LLP. In addition to his fee-based legal work, Josh has volunteered his time to assist in the creation of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic that seeks to secure the exoneration and release from prison of innocent and wrongly convicted persons, and, in the process, provide clinical training and experience to students in the fields of law, journalism, criminal justice, and forensic science. Prior to beginning his legal career, Josh served for three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.

Michael Murphy

Promotion Manager, FOX Television

Mike is the Promotion Manager for the FOX Television Station in Philadelphia PA. Currently, writing, producing directing and editing local television promotions. Mike started his broadcast career working in news as a shooter and editor, covering various events like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes , civil rights marches, Klan rallies, and a Farrakhan Speech in Selma Alabama. Mike moved over to the creative side of television about 10 years ago to embrace his affinity and flair for design and production, to working along side film crews, graphic designers, directors, and cinematographers. Michael Murphy has received two EMMY awards for his work in the field of Television Promotion.

FOUNDING DIRECTOR:

Scott Gerald Shall, RA

PROJECT DIRECTORS:

Maya O’Donnell-Shah
Stephanie DeJarnette

IDC FELLOWS:

Hans Breaux [SU06]
Desiree Guastella [SU08]
Megan Lorenz [SU06]
Felipe Martinez [SU08]
Alex Miller [SU08]
Nick Musser [SU08]
Allison Pearce [SU08]
Sarah Salem [SU08]

IDC ALUMNI:

Amrut Abhyankar [alumni, SU08]
Tushar Amin [alumni, SU08]
Ashley Braquet [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Hans Breaux [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Sarah Briggs-Ramsey [intern, SP08 + SU08 + SP09]
Guy Brignac [alumni, SP06]
Allison Carafa [intern, SU08]
Aarti Chandrashekhar [alumni, SU08]
Melissa Chapman-Smith [intern, SU08]
Pradeep Choudhary [alumni, SU08]
Ellen Cooper [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Corrie Coyne [alumni, SP06]
Denise Castro [alumni, SP07]
Elizabeth Davis [intern, SP08 + SU08+SP09]
Stephanie DeJarnette [intern, SP08 + SU08+SP09]
Apurva Deshpande [alumni, SU08]
Mandar Dhuri [partner, SU08]
Timmie Dumatrait [alumni, SP07]
Beth Emig [alumni, SU08]
Diana Fanelli [alumni, SU08]
Reema Gogate [alumni, SU08]
Desiree Guastella [alumni, SU08]
Kiran Gudulkar [alumni, SU08]
Arthur Harsuvanakit [alumni, SU08]
Lauren Jones [alumni, SU08]
Sarah Kantrowitz [alumni, SU08]
Blake Kidder [alumni, SP07]
Yamini Kodavatiganti [alumni, SP06 + SP07 + SU08]
Nathan Koska [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Tanuj Kulharia [alumni, SU08]
Shweta Lalwani [alumni, SU08]
Mike Lindner [alumni, SU08]
Megan Lorenz [alumni, SP06 + SU06]
Devika Mahadevan [partner, SU08]
Lauren Malbrough [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Lauren McGrath [intern, SP08 + SU08]
Felipe Martinez [alumni, SU08]
Keegan McClain [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Ray McLane [alumni, SU08]
Chris Merckle [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Alex Miller [alumni, SU08]
Aniruddha Mukherjee [alumni, SU08]
Nick Musser [alumni, SU08]
Maya O’Donnell-Shaw [intern, SP08 + SU08+SP09]
Sagar Padwal [alumni, SU08]
Noella Pareria [alumni, SU08]
Allison Pearce [alumni, SU08]
Jared Petitjean [alumni, SP06]
Abhishek Prabhu [alumni, SU08]
Felipe Rodriguez [alumni, SU08]
Rolins Roy [alumni, SU08]
Dustin Rousseau [alumni, SP07]
Dimitri Roussel [alumni, SP07]
Peter Rudd [partner, SU08]
Sarah Salem [alumni, SU08]
Aaron Schaubhut [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Darci Seibright [partner, SP08]
Lauren Steckler [alumni, SP06 +SU06]
Allie Strauss [alumni, SU08 + intern, FA08]
Yogesh Vadodaria [alumni, SU08]
Pragnya Varma [alumni, SU08]
Jessica Wyckoff [alumni, SU08]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOUNDING DIRECTOR:

PROJECT DIRECTORS:

IDC FINANCIAL PARTNERS:

IDC FELLOWS:

IDC ALUMNI: