I'm a designer, writer, and researcher based in New York City.
My background is in landscape and architecture. My work focuses on urban land use and bulk regulations, and I am particularly interested in low-income and public housing, landscape planning, and real property law.
Please see my website <im-sin.com> for more info.
New York City Department of City Planning, New York, NY, US, City Planner, Zoning Division
Write and develop land use regulations and zoning frameworks for New York City at both the neighborhood and citywide scales. I perform geospatial and technical design analysis for agency proposals, and assist borough planners with urban design, zoning, and policy consultation.
PennDesign/OLIN, Philadelphia + New York, Designer & Researcher
Aided in design, research, and visualization for PennDesign/OLIN’s Rebuld by Design proposal for Hunts Point, Bronx. My work has focused on integrated waterfront flood protection, the integration of food distribution infrastructure with public space and pedestrian access, and the costs and benefits of using Hunts Point as an emergency supply chain hub. In addition, I have researched techniques for procurement that can have a positive impact on local job growth and how those techniques affect specific design elements.
Chris Marcinkoski, Philadelphia, PA, US, Research Associate & Data Analyst
Researched a broad history of speculative development as well as the policy, zoning, and land use planning that currently underwrites development in Madrid, Spain. This research formed the basis for two timelines. In addition, I mapped, categorized, and analyzed development around Madrid. My work has been for Christopher Marcinkoski’s forthcoming novel The City That Never Was.
PennDesign: LARP 611, Philadelphia, PA, US, Teaching Assistant
Taught technical grading, slope analysis, hydrology and water management for open and closed systems, road design, and road alignment under Andrew Schlatter
David Gouverneur, Philadelphia, PA, US, Copy Editor + Research Assistant
Edited, researched, and contributed to David Gouverneur’s forthcoming novel Planning and Design for Future Informal Settlements. Research, analysis, and mapping focused on ‘sites and services’ projects and informal settlement growth patterns and tendencies.
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, New York, NY, US, Freshkills Park Design Intern
Created the base maps for design development in preparation for Freshkills Park East Mound. Included topography, ecological regimes, relevant site structures, sub-surface infrastructure, surface infrastructure, hydrological, and overall site plan.
Chelsea Garden Center, New York, NY, US, Gardender, Installation Team
Constructed backyards, roof gardens, and streetfront planting, in both small-scale residential and large-scale commercial areas. Included maintenance of existing landscape as well as fabrication of new lawn, beds, pots, and planters.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Masters, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Bachelors, Undergraduate Architecture
OLIN Fellowship, Nomination
Taubman College Wallenberg Scholarship, 1st Place
Taubman College Willeke Portfolio Competition, 2nd Place
