ARCHRIOT was conceived by Richard C Preston in 2009 with Erica Chladová joining the collaboration in 2010. It functions as an explorative platform for testing and applying inspirations of the moment, mainly through competition entries. Both holding Bachelor of Architecture degrees from Cornell University (2008) the members have divergent interests, Richard in visual representation and history and Erica in prototypologies and landscape.

Richard currently lives and works in NYC.

Erica spent time working in Los Angeles in London after her undergraduate studies and is currently completing her graduation project, entitled Limburg Dross, at the TU Delft (MSc Landscape Architecture).