architecture magazine

Our Team

The team behind -ism were brought together in early 2019 through a shared ethos.

 
 
Aoife B. Nolan

Aoife B. Nolan

Founder | Editor-in-Chief

Aoife is currently based in Glasgow while working for Scottish practice Page/Park. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art in her native Ireland, before pursuing her Bachelor of Science and MArch in architecture at the University of Strathclyde. Her experience has fed a continuous interest in interrogating language, tradition and architecture that responds to culture and climate—specifically in rural contexts. These are interrelated or isolated through her affection for designing, writing and graphical play.

Kristina Enberg

Kristina Enberg

Designer-in-Chief

Kristina moved from Sweden to Glasgow in 2014 to study architecture at the University of Strathclyde where she completed her MArch in 2020. She has worked in practices in Glasgow and the Outer Hebrides and is currently working at a small practice in Fife. She has also taken an independent course in social anthropology at the University of Gothenburg as well as a course in environmental psychology and landscape architecture at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and believes in the process of continuous interdisciplinary learning and knowledge exchange.

Alissar Riachi

Alissar Riachi

Designer-in-Chief | Treasurer

Born and raised in Sofia, with Bulgarian-Lebanese roots, Alissar completed her MArch in architecture at the University of Strathclyde in 2020. She works as an Architect at Ryder Architecture in Glasgow, with a focus on educational buildings. Alissar is interested in social and cultural consciousness in architecture, with a specific interest in disaster resilience, post-conflict architecture and the relationship between activism, politics and public space. She is passionate about ethical education, and the engagement of young people in the profession.

Amy McEwan

Amy McEwan

Designer

Born in Falkirk, Amy completed her Masters in Advanced Architectural Design in 2020 following a semester of study at IUAV, Venice. She is currently working as a Part II Architectural Assistant in a small scale practice. A keen plant mom, Amy is particularly interested in biophilic design and the positive impact nature can have on people. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and enjoys engaging with the built environment through the written word at -ism.