I am committed to developing opportunities for professional growth by applying an interdisciplinary approach to the design of more ecologically-responsible architecture and liveable cities while pursuing architectural registration requirements as well as both LEED BD+C and ND professional accreditation.

“I see the task of architecture as the defense of human experience.”
                                                          - Juhani Pallasmaa

Design Philosophy

Architecture has been a fundamental tool for man to reconcile his placement in the cosmos and our collective memory by asserting order, boundaries, and a point of temporal reference.  Architecture thus expresses, stabilizes, and orients in an otherwise chaotic world.  In order to accomplish this most visceral of human needs, architecture must consequently engage us at our very core; simultaneously providing for our corporeal needs as well as our individual pursuit of transcendence. 

While many of the aspirations we have for architecture engage a resounding pursuit of universality, architecture must ultimately find its expression by responding to the forces of the place, society, and time in which it is created.  The foundation for meaningful and enduring design must be laid firmly in the engagement of site in every design process.  No matter how well constructed or composed, built work that is conceived bereft of contextual consideration will inevitably fail to address the needs of the community for which it is created and be received merely as a commodity. 

Our society has increasingly treated buildings as commodities, as disposable as any other product.  If sustainability measures fail to create resonant architectural spaces, buildings are prone to be placed in landfills prematurely.  Environmentally sound technologies and design should simply be adopted as standard building practices, but we must once again assert beauty and meaning as the primary generators of architectural expression.  The potential for beauty can readily be found in rigorous, skillful and critical design consideration from the level of urban intervention to construction detail.  In order to do so in an increasingly complex and ever-changing world, architects must assert the ability to facilitate design teams and lead interdisciplinary collaborations.

Collaborative environments are a powerful tool in the pursuit of excellence in architectural ideation.  During my time in the MArch program, I had the opportunity to serve as a project manager in multiple collaborative studios dealing with both schematic as well as design development phases of service-oriented architectural projects, art installation works, and urban design proposals located in international as well as domestic contexts.  Each project benefited greatly from the collaboration while I was given the opportunity to further hone my leadership skills through facilitating group charettes, critiques, and meetings as well as delegating tasks in a way that most efficiently utilized the skill sets of each team member.