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Sasha Topolnytska is an American-Ukrainian architectural designer and educator in Brooklyn, NY. She is a founder of FARMMM – a design studio exploring architecture beyond buildings and working at different scales of objects, installations, exhibitions, research, public realm projects, and more. Sasha’s work is driven by a strong interest in the social and cultural values of architecture and design. She often collaborates and works with other architects, creatives, communities, and advocates whose perspectives and values allow her to always have a critical understanding of the built environment to create spaces and experiences that are inclusive and joyful for others.

Sasha's design work has been awarded the NYCxDesign award, and her collaborative projects have received support from the Center for Architecture AIA in NYC, the New York State Council of the Arts, and the Design Trust for Public Space. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning at the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University. Sasha teaches architecture undergraduate and graduate studios at the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College and Interior Design courses at the New School. She has previously taught at Pratt. She has previously worked for award-winning architecture and design offices such as TenBerke, Architecture+Information, and JG Neukomm Architecture.

Sasha Topolnytska is a co-curator of the Constructing Hope: Ukraine exhibition, opening in March 2025 at the Chicago Architecture Center. The first exhibition of Constructing Hope: Ukraine took place at the Center for Architecture AIA in New York City during the Summer of 2024.