CV

As a registered architect with training in both architecture and landscape architecture, I have focused on integrating contemporary urban architecture with a sensitivity to regional ecology and geography.  I first practiced in the Pacific Northwest, and that region's powerful dialog between city and nature continues to influence my way of working.  For ten years I was based in Miami which has transformed into a global cosmopolitan city.  My work there focused on Tropical Urbanism and how contemporary development can support growth which is sensitive to climate and regional culture. Since 2018 I have been based in Rome, a place which delivers daily lessons on humane urbanity, people-centered public space and the resilient social ecosystems it supports.  I am currently working in Africa and the US with a focus on integrating infrastructure resilience, biodiversity and creation of public spaces within the context of Health Care and Institutional projects.

In this rapidly changing world, it is increasingly important that we as architects work across scales and across disciplines.  The challenges we face are global, but individual buildings are the basic component of cities, and cities are increasingly the dominant face of larger landscape systems.  

As a team builder and communicator, I have concentrated on facilitating development of technically challenging sites as well as building consensus for development of high profile or politically sensitive projects.  Across a range of project scales from new cities to furniture, I have always sought to collaborate actively with experts in other fields, listening to clients and community leaders to make sure the design best represents their interests, working closely with environmental experts and civil engineers to extend the project story beyond the building envelope and closely with builders so that the finished product can represent the best of their craft.  

NCARB, State of Florida Registered Architect AR99359

BS Architectural History and American Landscape, Harvard University 1992

Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington 2000

Master of Architecture, University of Miami 2011

LEED AP 2006

MASS Design, Kigali and Boston Studios,  Senior Design Consultant 

Perkins+Will,  Miami FL;  Urban Design and Landscape Practice Leader, 2017-2018

ArquitectonicaGEO, Miami FL; Senior Designer 2011 to 2016

EDAW/AECOM, Miami FL and Seattle WA; Associate, 2005 to 2009

MITHUN Architects, Seattle WA, 2000-2005

Invited Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design, 2022

Invited Lecturer, University of Miami School of Architecture and School of Engineering Public Lecture Series, 2014

Invited Lecturer, Florida International University College of Design, 2015

Visiting Critic, University of Miami, Florida International University

Panelist, South Florida Chamber of Commerce “Creative Economy” forum, 2015

Invited Lecturer, FLASLA Conference, August 2015

Invited Speaker, Florida AIA

Florida AIA Design Honor Award of Excellence, Port Miami Tunnel

Engineering News Record Project of the Year, Port Miami Tunnel

Cover feature for Civil Engineering Magazine, November 2014, Port Miami Tunnel

The Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) | Design Award of Excellence, Brickell City Centre
Urban Land Institute (ULI) | Project of the Year, Brickell City Centre
Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA) | Frederic B. Stresau Award, Brickell City Centre

ULI Global Award, High Point Hope VI Development