I recently completed my Masters in Architecture at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, graduating in May 2022. I have spent the past year and a half working at Stayner Architects in Los Angeles on residential, hospitality, and non-profit participatory work. I am currently working towards licensure, having completed the ARE for practice and project management respectively this fall.
Throughout graduate school, my work emphasized appreciation of the natural environment before designing any built additions to it. Environmental justice, social equity, and specific context are of equal importance in my approach to design. My design process begins with research across cultural, social, economic, and built factors that compose the local context. To me, the most environmentally sustainable buildings are the ones that already exist. Within sustainable design, I am passionate about passive building design, building reuse, and deconstruction. I hope to become a licensed architect, LEED AP, and Living Future Accredited.
Stayner Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Designer
Leading the design and project management of an ADU, a private home renovation, and a hotel renovation
Contributed as a secondary designer to three projects: a non-profit food service space, a private hillside residence, and a non-profit youth music school.
Cumulatively have contributed to all major phases of design through these projects
Kounkuey Design Initiative, Los Angeles, CA, US, Summer Design Fellow
Contributed to the design development and graphics of community-centered parks in under-resourced areas of Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley
Neumann Monson Architects, Iowa City, IA, US, Architectural Intern
Created graphics for AIA award submissions and assisted with schematic design of residential, mixed-use, and corporate projects
Taubman Public Design Corps, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Researcher
Collaborated with a community organization to conduct interviews with staff and families about virtual programming, then used individuals’ insights to propose changes and improvements
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, MArch, Master of Architecture, 3-year
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CA, Bachelors, Honors Bachelor of Arts & Science
Interdisciplinary studies encompassing math, science, social sciences and the humanities with a minor in Business
Senior Thesis -- Beyond Partisanship: Climate Policy in California and Texas Evaluated the nuances which partisanship overlooks and the significant impact subnational political actors can incite
Dow Sustainability Fellowship, Scholarship
Selected to participate in a year long fellowship project, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary group of graduate students from the University of Michigan
Our project focus was developing a sustainable method to manage the manure supply of a new urban equestrian center for youth education in downtown Detroit
Taubman Scholar, Scholarship
Awarded to exemplary incoming architecture and urban planning students at Taubman College
Dean's Honor List, Scholarship
Charon Burke McCain Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship
To be awarded to an Honours Arts and Science student who has completed Level III and has demonstrated exceptional qualities of leadership and service at McMaster University or in the community, as well as notable academic achievement.
