HECTOR is an urban design, planning & civic arts practice led by Jae Shin & Damon Rich. We make buildings, public spaces, plans, exhibitions & publications that use design to help things happen.

Building with roots in organized communities means connecting design choices to larger networks of accountability. Hector's recent projects include a memorial for eco-feminist Sister Carol Johnston, redesign of a four-acre neighborhood park in one of Philadelphia’s most multiplex neighborhoods, and a permanently installed 250-square-foot land-use model of Newark, New Jersey, commemorating passage of the city’s first zoning law in 50 years. HECTOR’s work has been exhibited at the Queens Museum, Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Newark Public Library, and the Museum of Modern Art.