A broadly experienced environmental design professional and licensed architect with multiple years of practice in building design and construction and more recently in the planning and design of urban public space.
My professional and academic background spans landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture.
Currently I am working as a Landscape Architect in Düsseldorf, Germany developing and illustrating concepts for 20+ design competitions each year. Most recently I led a team of architects and transportation planners to a first prize with a winning concept for a Mobility Hub in Krefeld, a concept that revealed the potential to create a landscaped park in tandem with a regional transport node. Further projects include urban plazas, sculpture parks, and waterfront promenades.
Professional Experience
Landscape Architect
(2019 – present)
studio grüngrau Landschaftsarchitektur, Düsseldorf, Germany
Designs and illustrates projects in the public realm including parks, plazas and streetscapes throughout Germany.
- Senior planning competition team member
Senior Architect / Planner
(2017 – 2019)
AE Seven Germany, Oberhausen, Germany
Planned and managed international projects for the Landscape Architecture group within an interdisciplinary team.
Research Assistant
(2014 – 2015)
Bauhaus University – Weimar
Edited research papers and study projects in preparation for publication.
Architect
(2008 – 2011)
RTKL Associates, Los Angeles, USA
Planned and managed projects in the healthcare sector both in California and China. Project Architect for the first LEED Gold certified hospital in California.
- 2011 recipient of RTKL’s annual award recognizing outstanding project teams
Licensed Architect in California
(since 2010)
- License number C- 32642
LEED AP
(since 2008)
- Certified knowledge of green building practices
Project Manager
(2004 – 2007)
Kluger Architects, Long Beach, USA
Managed projects in the educational sector throughout the Los Angeles region. Besides schools, also completed an animal care facility for the local SPCA.
Project Leader
(2000-2004)
HFTA Architects, Irvine, USA
Led projects in the commercial office sector in California.
Education
Master of Science, Integrated Urban Development and Design
(2013-2016)
Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
- 2016 Valedictorian
- Master Thesis – “Urbanization by University: a case study in Shanghai’s New Towns”
a dual degree program in cooperation with:
Master of Engineering, Town and Country Planning
(2014-2017)
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
(1995-2000)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Architecture
(1997)
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England
Skills
- CAD, BIM, SketchUp, V-Ray, Lumion
- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Digital mapping and spatial analysis via GIS and Space Syntax
- Field mapping techniques and public surveys
- Digital and hand sketching
- Adept within intercultural contexts
- Friendly, flexible and dependable team player
- Concise communicator able to synthesize various ideas into a cohesive narrative
- Passionate representative of project goals
- Ever curious and in pursuit of professional development
- Foreign languages: German