My responsibilities as architectural designer have included creative planning in collaboration with a team of architects and engineers. In addition to developing design concepts and producing detailed drawings using CAD software, I regularly coordinate with clients to understand project requirements and preferences while working closely with project managers to ensure project budgets and timelines. I also conduct site analysis alongside technical expertise and research to inform design decisions.

Bestowed upon my undergraduate thesis project “Fish With Legs (And Where They’ll Live Next)”, this award commended the project’s excellence in design and presentation. The evaluation committee applauded Fish With Leg’s exploration of circular sustainability and emphasis on future-thinking materiality.

As an architecture studio teaching assistant at California Polytechnic State University SLO, I guided first year architecture students through some of their very first design projects. My responsibilities included tutorial creation for digital and analog production, as well as coaching and advising students on their ongoing projects. I was also responsible for coordinating with professors and students to better meet the academic needs of the architecture department.

My summer internship at LPA allowed exploration of many facets of architectural practice. My day to day responsibilities included Revit modeling, reviewing governmental redlining for construction documents, site visits, and coordinating interdisciplinary team meetings. Through this position, I mastered schematic design to construction documents in multiple platforms, and strengthened my organizational and collaborative abilities.

This exhibition was the culmination of the research performed for “Triangle of Architectural Productivity: American, and Swedish and Danish modes of architectural production (1947-91)” under Studio U67. The exhibition was held at Spark Malmo and included a roundtable discussion of the research performed and conclusions reached, in addition to announcement for further research plans.

As a part of the research team under Studio U67, I was responsible for the creation of the 1989 article for the ongoing architectural study “The Triangle of Architectural Productivity: American, Swedish and Danish modes of architectural production (1947-91) “. This entailed ten weeks of intensive historical research and collaboration amongst other research assistants to compile compelling evidence of cross-cultural architectural influence in the years surrounding the Cold War, as well as curating and composing graphic support of our conclusions. This research culminated in the Old But Gold exhibition.

As a website designer for Studio Co-CO, I was responsible for designing an interactive platform for the owner and visitors to the site.

This internship opportunity involved assisting with remodeling of condominiums in the San Diego area. This primarily included attention to budgeting, tilework, painting, and color schema of homes, working with home owners and the construction team to find common solutions.