Heather Woofter obtained her B.Arch. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and her M.Arch. from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Sung Ho Kim obtained his BFA and B.Arch. from the Rhode Island School of Design, an AA Diploma from the Architectural Association of London, and his S.M.Arch.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Together, Woofter and Kim each have over 20 years of experience teaching architecture. They are co-owners and directors of Axi:Ome, their practice, which has received national and international design awards for Architecture (built work and competitions), Master Planning, and Industrial Design. Two monographs about Axi:Ome were published in 2009: Spatial Practice and Specular.