Archinect
Allison Foronda

Allison Foronda

San Francisco, CA, US

 
View Portfolio

About 

Architectural + Urban Designer passionate about designing and creating meaningful public spaces.

Allison holds a Master of Architecture from California College of the Arts with a background in Sociology and Urban & Regional Studies from UCLA.

My interests include architecture, urban design, sustainable + resilient design, historic preservation, master planning, interpretive art, creating models from found objects, and map making. 

Employment 

Port of San Francisco Planning and Development, San Francisco, Student Design Intern

May 2018 - May 2019
 

Education 

California College of the Arts, San Francisco, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2016 - May 2019
 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, Bachelors, Sociology, Urban & Regional Studies

Sep 2010 - Jun 2014
 

Awards 

Thesis Jury Prize, Award

MArch Architectural Thesis
"The Remittance City: Reallocating Resources in A Living Cemetery"

-- Most Provocative Thesis
-- People's Choice (Charrette Drawing)

2019
 

Graduate Travel Grant, Grant

CCA MArch Travel Grant

Partial funding awarded to a week-long observational research trip to Manila North Cemetery in the Philippines.

2019
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills