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San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Google Urban Activation - Worldwide (2020-ongoing)Embedded within Google's Real Estate and Workplace Service organization to craft and enact a program for public space initiatives across multiple of the client's sites, including programming, space design, public-realm activations and community partnerships. Supported the vision, design and operations of the Google Visitor Experience at Google's headquarters in Mountain View.Covid-19 Testing Kiosks - Nationwide (2020-2021)Expanding equitable access to Covid-19 testing through the design, prototyping, and implementation of testing kiosks, and a spatial strategy for deployment in partnership with Curative.Future of Mobility Public Transit Solution - Bay Area (2020)Supporting a large technology company in comparing and communicating the efficacy and public life impact of cutting-edge mobility technologies, considering vehicle design, station layout, and routing.U-ERRE District Masterplan - Monterrey, Mexico (2020)District vision, masterplan framework, and feasibility study for large mid-rise, mixed-use, infill redevelopment in the heart of Monterrey, Mexico.The Future of Guadalupe River Park - San José, CA (2020)Developing a new vision for the future of the park through extensive stakeholder engagement. The vision offers a framework to address the core challenges and opportunities embedded in and around the park.The Witchita Innovation Lab - Wichita, KS (2020)Bringing together a diverse group of community members to prototype a park and a new community-led development model for public spaces throughout Wichita.

Paris Area, France

Aerog’Art Invalides - Paris, France.Programming for the transformation of a historically listed former train hub in Paris’ 7th arrondissement into a modern destination; complete with a food hall, museum, and space for kids to learn & play.Scènes de Vie - Le Havre, France. Design and programming for a 96,875 square foot lot to revitalize Le Havre’s city center, in partnership with international and local developers, focused around intergenerational living. De La Cite Vers la Mer - Toulon, France. An ecologically minded, mixed-use proposal to reinvent Toulon’s Waterfront, in partnership with Dominique Perrault and Sou Foujimoto.The Circular Manufacturing District - Chicago, IL. Proposal to create a new cluster of activity and opportunity for Chicago’s southwest communities, using circular economy principles in the design, development and programming of the space.

London, United Kingdom

Community Engagement: Ensured that residents played a meaningful role in several urban regeneration programs across London, designing and carrying out community engagement strategies, resident capacity building workshops and one-to-one advisory sessions. Housing Negotiation: Raised awareness amongst residents affected by urban regeneration programs as to their housing options and rights. Negotiated on behalf of mentally and/or physically impaired residents to ensure that they would be suitably re-housed.

Washington D.C.

Assisted the Green Building Specialist for the Office of Policy and Sustainability in reviewing the District's LEED-certified building portfolio for the annual Green Building Report. Worked in collaboration with the Office of Enforcement and Environmental Justice on an analytical case study of the Anacostia River for my final year "Independent Geographical Study" research project.

Washington Dc

Established a comparative review of Paris and Brussels’ environmental policies in the context of the Sister Cities Agreement between Washington D.C./ Paris/ Brussels.

Sustainable Urbanism Msc, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geography

Baccalauréat À Option Internationale