The New School, located in New York City, has announced that Bruce Nussbaum, one of the leading thinkers and writers about the intersections of  innovation and design, has been appointed visiting professor of innovation and design. He will work broadly across The New School, with a faculty "home base" in the School of Design Strategies at Parsons, The New School for Design, which houses degree programs in design and management, integrated design, and environmental studies.

BBG-BBGM has announced that Marc Hochlerin, will join the firm as principal of strategic planning. In this role, he will oversee BBG-BBGM's client services division and overall business development, marketing, and public relations strategy worldwide.

HGA Architects and Engineers has promoted Jessie Robertson to senior associate. As the director of business development for the firm's LA office, Robertson has more than 15 years of experience in marketing professional services within the architecture and engineering community.

Allsteel has expanded its sales and management teams with two new hires. James Carlyle joins the workplace furnishings company as the national manager of higher education, responsible for supporting field sales members and dealers across the nation to drive growth in the higher education market. Carlyle is based in Atlanta. Allsteel also has broadened its Canadian sales force with the hiring of Stacey Coleman as an A&D specialist, based in Toronto.

L2M, a Baltimore-based architecture and foodservice design firm with expertise in retail, travel & leisure, and health care design, has announced its expansion into the city of Lebanon, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati.

Peter Morrison, CEO of RMJM, the global architecture and design firm, has been appointed to the corporate board of the Scottish North American Business Council (SNABC). RMJM's global headquarters are in Edinburgh, Scotland. The U.S. headquarters are in New York City.

Haworth has appointed Walter Cousineau as senior architecture and design (A&D) market manager for the Los Angeles Region. In this position, Cousineau will market Haworth's various product lines and organic workspace concept to Los Angeles design firms.