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EDUCATION

Harvard University - Graduate School of Design
Master in Architecture II
Master in Landscape Architecture I AP with Distinction

University of Southern California
Bachelor of Architecture
Barcelona Global Study Fall Program

LICENSES & CERTIFICATION

Registered Landscape Architect - NY
Registered Architect - NY
Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) Associate

ACADEMIC WORK

2025 - 2026 Ian McHarg Fellow/Visiting Professor | University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design

2020 - 2021 Adjunct Assistant Professor | Columbia GSAPP - Urban Design Program

2018 Research Associate | Harvard GSD Office of Urbanization | Future of American City Initiative

2018 Instructor | Harvard GSD Design Discovery - Landscape Architecture | June - August, 2018

2018 Teaching Assistant | Harvard GSD Preterm Mapping Workshop with Robert Pietrusko | January, 2018

2018 Teaching Assistant | Harvard GSD Practice of Landscape Architecture with Nial Kirkwood | January - May, 2018

2016 - 2017 Research & Teaching Assistant | Harvard GSD Social Agency Lab with Michael Hooper | June, 2016 - December, 2017

2014 Instructor | California Polytechnic Design Studio at ZGF | August - December, 2014

2018 - PRESENT Invited review critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design; Columbia University GSAPP; University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design;
Yale University School of Architecture; University of Virginia School of Architecture; Boston Architectural College; Parsons School of Design,
School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, University of Southern California School of Architecture; New York Institute of Technology
University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design; Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture

PROFESSIONAL WORK

ONGOING
Independent Projects

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2020-2024
Scape Landscape Architecture | New York, NY

Living Breakwaters | New York, NY | Public Infrastructure, Landscape Architecture | Deputy Project Manager | 2400 linear feet of breakwaters designed to enhance physical, ecological, and social resilience
Phase involved: CA

Harvard Enterprise Research Campus | Boston, MA | Landscape Architecture | Designer (Greenway and Streetscape) & Project Manager (Hotel and Residential) | 4 acres of public realm
Phase involved: Concept, SD, DD, CD, CA

Hudson Highland Fjord Shoreline Trail | Landscape Architecture | Project Manager | 2 linear miles of resilient, public elevated and on-grade trail along the Hudson River, designed to restore public access to the waterfront
Phase involved: Concept, SD

Pratt East Hall Plaza | New York, NY | Institutional Plaza, Landscape Architecture | Lead Designer | 5500 sf
Phase involved: Concept, SD

Gowanus Bond Street | Brooklyn, NY | Landscape Architecture | Lead Designer | 0.7 acre of public realm
Phase involved: Concept

2018 - 2020
SHoP Architects | New York, NY

Fulbright University Masterplan | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 37 acre | Institution, Architecture, Urban Design | Designer

Financial District & Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan | New York, NY | 15 acre | Urban Design | Designer

Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade | New York, NY | 1500 linear ft | Landscape, Architecture, Urban Design | Designer

Morrison Hotel | Los Angeles, LA | 422,000 sf | Landscape, Architecture | Designer

Hollywood Central Market | Los Angeles, LA | 200,000 sf | Commercial, Urban Design, Architecture | Designer

2012 - 2015
ZGF Architects | Los Angeles, LA

Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center | Los Angeles, CA | 200,000 sqft | Institution, Architecture | Designer

Human Longevity Inc. Headquarter Interior | La Jolla, CA | 30,000 sqft | Commercial, Interior Design | Designer

HONORS & AWARDS

2025 Ian McHarg Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design

2023 Multidisciplinary Residency at Oak Spring Garden Foundation

2020 Boston Society of Landscape Architects Student Honor Award

2018 American Society of Landscape Architects Certificate of Honor

2017 Penny White Research Grant Award

2012 Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work Award - Second Prize

PUBLICATION / WORKS FEATURED

2025 “Designing for Access and Care in Fragile Landscapes”, the Field ASLA

2024 Work featured “Seeing through the Frog’s eyes” in Ilaria Mazzoleni et al (eds)’s Transect of Coexistence: Inquiry into Nature, Art, and Habitat, NAHR

2022 “Maps in the making of the Mekong Delta” in Telles, J.P., Ryan, J.C., Dreisbach, J.L. (eds)’s Environment, Media, and Popular Culture in Southeast Asia. Springer,
Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1130-9_14

2017 “The Spatialization of Migration Policy in Europe” in Scenario Journal 06: Migration | https://scenariojournal.com/article/spatialization-of-migration-policy/

2018 Work featured “Water Assemblage: A new politics for the Mekong River Collective” in Platform 11: Setting the Table. Harvard GSD

PRESENTATIONS

2025 Gardens and & Empires Conference Presentation “Where Empires Meet: Power, Identity, & Cultural Negotiation in Hue Gardens” | Organized by English Heritage, Kew Gardens, and British Library | London, UK

2024 Presentation & Panel discussion “Bolstering Climate Resilience in NYC” with Johanna Lawton & Mallory Rutigliano | New York, NY | Organized by GreenhomeNYC

2024 Seminar Guest Presentation “Living Breakwaters | Making a resilient vision a reality” | Harvard GSD Climate by Design Seminar, Amy Whitesites

2023 Indigenous Architecture Day Presentation “Scape - Land, Sea + People” with Tama Whiting” | Organized by Indigenous Society of Architecture, Planning, and Design

2023 Panel discussion “Funeral Party 1: Regenerative Bodies” curated by Eva Lavranou & Sofia Sofianou | The Opening Gallery, New York, NY

2022 Presentation “Living Breakwaters Project” with Matt Clark & Paul Alter | National Lighthouse Museum | Staten Island, NY

2021 Presentation & Panel discussion “Medium Matters: Architectural Representation After Construction” with Galen Pardee, Lydia Kallipoliti, and Joshua Stein | MAS Context’s 2021 Fall Talks series

2019 Guest Lecture “Mekong Delta Stories” | Columbia GSAPP Urban Design Lecture

EXHIBITIONS & SHOWCASES

2024 Work exhibited - “Close to the ground” | Exhibition The Weight of Words Forming in the Mouth curated by Sarah Valeri | NY Studio School | Brooklyn, NY

2024 Work exhibited - “Managing belonging & Invasive non-native plants” | Alumni resident showcase | Oak Spring Garden Foundation | Upperville, VA

2023 Exhibit designer - “Living Breakwaters & Billion Oyster Project” | Vulnerable Landscapes Exhibition | Staten Island Museum | Staten Island, NY

2021 Work exhibited - “Seeing through the Frog’s Eyes” | Animals: Interdependence Between Species Resident Showcase | NAHR | Val Taleggio, Italy

2018 Work exhibited - “The Great Green Wall” | Designing Justice Conference | Harvard GSD

2017 Work exhibited - “Right of Soil” | Landscape Architecture Core Studio Final Exhibition | Harvd GSD

2014 Work exhibited - “Adaptive Sea Farm” | Sink or Swim: Designing For a Sea Change | Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles

WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES

2024 Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency | Alumni Resident | Upperville, VA

2023 Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency | Visual Research Resident | Upperville, VA

2021 Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR) | Animals: Interdependence Between Species Alt-Resident | Val Taleggio, Italy

2017 Meiji University and Harvard GSD Architecture and Urban Design Tokyo Summer Workshop | Group Leader

2011 Top Fuel Computation & Fabrication Workshop with Frank Barkow | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

2023 - Present Waterfront Alliance | Waterfront Design Guideline Professional

2020 - Present NYC H2O Water Ecology Education | New York, NY | Volunteer

2021 - Present ASLA Ecology and Restoration PPN Leadership | Member

2020 - Present American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) | New York Chapter | Associate

2022 - Present American Institute of Architect (AIA) | New York | Architect

2015-2018 Women in Design | Harvard Graduate School of Design | Member

2012 - 2014 Habitat for Humanity - LA Chapter | Volunteer

2009-2012 Architecture for Humanity | USC Chapter | Fundraiser in 2009

2007-2010 Alpha Rho Chi Professional Fraternity | USC Chapter | Scholarship Chair in 2008

2006 Worldwide Orphanage Organization | Tam Binh Orphanage, Ho Chi Minh City | Teacher