Megumi Aihara is a Landscape Architect.s and and Adjunct Professor or Architecture at California College of the Arts focuses on blurring distinctions between landscape and architecture. And Dan Spiegel is an Architect. He is a Continuing Lecturer in Architecture at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, where he coordinates advanced graduate studios. 

Together, Megumi and Dan founded the hybrid practice SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop in San Francisco, CA. Their work spans scales, timelines, disciplines, and continents. SAW was the recipient of the League Prize from the Architectural League of New York in 2018, Design Vanguard from Architectural Record in 2019, New Talent from Metropolis Magazine, Next Progressives from Architect Magazine, Emerging Talent from the Monterey Design Conference, as well as several regional and national awards from the American Institute of Architects.  Their work has been published and exhibited widely, including the solo show "Other Objectives" at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, and the current installation "Looking, After the Fires" at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. They are Fellows of the Japan-US Friendship Commission, awarded jointly by the National Endowment of the Arts and are 2024-2025 recipients of the Garden Club of America | Prince Charitable Trusts Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture from the American Academy in Rome. ​