Meet Emma Cogswell, a lighting designer based in the South of the United Kingdom in a town called Maidenhead, for the rest of the world it’s near Windsor.

Emma is enchanted and intrigued by the thrilling effects of light, and lights' magnetic appeal. Instantly hooked by its special power, she has worked within the lighting industry for 25 years.

Emma has worked with many industry experts and trade bodies and has kept her army informed about innovations through her Skills Army website, which she founded as a knowledge-share network.

To contact Emma visit: https://www.skillsarmy.co.uk

Meet Mohammad Balila who is a multi-cultured, Ivy League-educated architect and designer with 17+ years of experience in the profession and academia having worked in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. He has worked in various projects involving small and large scale residential, commercial, educational, institutional, hospitality and urban planning developments. His academic experience involves teaching and acting as a visiting juror in various institutions in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed strives to help students develop a more complete set of design skills in an environment that is constantly changing due to technological advancements in software, building materials, as well as ever-changing social, economic and environmental issues. By forming a critical and analytical relationship to their work, students form a solid basis for their continuing education and their future professional careers.