2025-2026 Editorial Staff

Thomas J. Trenolone

FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP
Editor in Chief

Tom is an architect and design advocate with the international architecture practice of HDR Architecture. Tom serves as a Design Director and Principal leading the firms Great Plains Studio(s). He holds degrees in Architecture and Awork includes Grand Island Regional Hospital, Focal Point Community Campus and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL. Author of a 2019 Design Fellowship, entitled “Rural Resolve - Imagining the Future of Health and Wellbeing of Small Communities.” This fellowship was an in-depth study of how rural communities can save their local hospitals through non-traditional program pairings and design techniques. He currently leads the design curriculum for Unicameral Design magazine staff.

tomtrenolone@hdrinc.com

Gabby Van Nurden

Associate Editor

Gabby is a design coordinator with HDR and joins the Unicameral Design magazine team as an associate editor of Volume 4 while entering an academic gap year. She is a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in Design: Architecture degree. Her accolades include being a BWBR Student Award Finalist, Norman Ochsner Design Excellence Award Winner, and National SARA Award Winner all in 2024. She held roles as an Undergraduate Learning Assistant, Dean’s Office Student Worker, and interned at Clark & Enersen. In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, and music festivals.

Olivia Rowe

Associate Editor

Olivia is a design coordinator with HDR and joins the Unicameral Design magazine team as an associate editor of Volume 4 while entering an academic gap year. In May 2025, she graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelors of Science in Design: Architecture degree and a minor in Business Administration. During her time at the university she was a College of Architecture Peer Mentor and Student Ambassador. Olivia held prior internships at Noddle Companies and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture with a nomination for the BWBR Award in her third year. Outside of work, you can find her playing sand volleyball, thrifting, or practicing yoga.

Paige Haskett

Art Director

Paige is a licensed architect and an Associate Art Director for the Unicameral Magazine. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Columbia University bringing an exceptional background in architecture, editorial work, and publication design. She first discovered her passion for publication design during her gap year at HDR, collaborating with in-house designers on Opacity, the firm’s annual showcase of jury-selected projects. Paige deepened her focus as Associate Editor for GSAPP’s Abstract, an annual publication highlighting student work and events. Outside the studio, she is an avid traveler and loves to hike and bake.

Encarnita Rivera

Guest Lecturer

Encarnita Rivera has been the driving creative force behind Unicameral Magazine for the past three volumes, serving as Art Director with unmatched vision and dedication. Encarnita is a highly talented graphic designer and editor based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her refined design sensibility was shaped by her studies at the Art Institute of Colorado and the School of Visual Arts. Her client list include; Architectural Record, HDR, Los Alamos National Laboratory, The Cooper Union, The New York Times, Travel & Leisure Magazine, Two Twelve Associates, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Beyond her own practice, Encarnita has invested deeply in education, co-teaching the Unicameral Graduate course in the spring semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her most rewarding part of her work with Unicameral has been experiencing the diverse thought processes behind students’ design work and celebrating forward-looking design in the Midwest. As she steps away from her role as Art Director, her influence and mentorship remain embedded in the DNA of the publication.