Gretha Rød received her professional degree from the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota in 1996.
She worked on several large-scale projects with two large architecture firms in Minneapolis before becoming a founding partner at LEADinc.
Ali Heshmati received his professional degree with the highest distinction from the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota. As an architect with more than 24 years experience in architecture, public art, and fine arts, Ali has worked on numerous large-scale award-winning projects. His architectural work during the last two decades has focused on cultural and public arenas. Mr. Heshmati has taught as an adjunct assistant professor at the Department of Architecture of the University of Minnesota since 1996. In 2002 he joined Fabric Architecture magazine as a contributing editor.
