During my second year of graduate school, I spent about four months studying city architecture and urban design within the historic center of Rome. I shared a cozy apartment with two classmates in the neighborhood of Trastevere. Apart from traveling…

There are a number of places that I love to visit in San Francisco to spark creative thinking: Fort Funston, Telegraph Hill and the Filbert Street Steps, the Presidio and Land’s End. Here, I find inspiration and a restored freshness…

A couple of years ago I was traveling with a colleague to Seattle for a project. As we were walking to the hotel after dinner, we came across a beautiful storefront. It was two stories in height with high-quality detailing, red painted metal work…

One of my favorite things to witness in a city is children playing in water within a public space. The sound of their laughter every time a jet of water randomly squirts up and fills their diapers. It immediately makes me want to…

I prefer to travel, in order of preference, by foot and then by bike. Most importantly, I prefer both self-propelled modes of transportation over driving a car. I have been car-free for three years…

As an urban designer, I am passionate about creating walkable, sustainable communities by way of physical place-making. Based on my experience, people form attachments to places they love…