Portfolio

Open for Who? + Looping the Loop!

Topic: Urban Design

University of Illinois Chicago
City Design 503 - Urban Spatial Analysis and Visualization
Fall 2025
Chicago, IL - The Loop

Despite the Loop being the city's image that sometimes represents all, the space actually occupied by and for the public is inadequate and unclear about its intended audience. By using data-driven design powered by QGIS, Grasshopper, and Rhino, Open for Who? + Loop the Loop investigates and challenges ownership and use of public space within Chicago’s Loop.

Making Madison

Topic: Urban Planning + Policy

University of Illinois Chicago
Planning Studio
Spring 2025
Oak Park, IL - Madison Street

Making Madison investigates, plans, and designs solutions to bring vitality to Oak Park’s Madison Street. Our studio envisioned Madison Street to be a dynamic corridor that supports intergenerational wellness, enhances the economic fabric, and serves as the civic anchor for the
Village of Oak Park. As the creative director of the plan, I led and articulated the visual narrative for the plan and Madison Street.

The Riverside Collective

Topic: Architecture and Landscape Architecture

University of Colorado Denver
Design Studio IV
Fall 2023
Denver, CO - RINO District

Located in Denver’s River North neighborhood, the site of the Riverside Collective is a popular place for relaxation and recreational activities near the South Platte River. The Collective concept aims to establish a creative residency collaboration between riparian ecologists and cancer researchers. The pair offers an opportunity to examine urban water ecosystems as a collaboration between people, flora, and fauna.

Vanderbilt Park Restoration

Topic: Landscape Architecture

University of Colorado Denver
Landscape Architecture Ecology Studio
Fall 2022
Denver, CO - Baker

Situated between busy roads and manufacturing plants, Vanderbilt Park’s landscape is uninviting to surrounding residents and wildlife. The park's restoration aims to restore the lost native Colorado prairie landscape and reconnect residents of the surrounding neighborhoods east of the Platte River.

Market Street Redesign

Topic: Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

University of Colorado Denver
Design Visualization 01
Fall 2021
Denver, CO - Union Station

The feel of post-COVID downtowns in U.S. cities has changed significantly. Specifically in Denver’s Lower-Downtown neighborhood, foot and bike traffic is overshadowed by automobile traffic, leaving the area a ghost town. To bring life back to Denver’s urban core, the city project seeks to reconnect vital bike and pedestrian routes by redesigning Market Street.

Adaptive Reuse Analysis in Chicago - [View full project here]

Topic: Urban Planning + Policy

University of Illinois Chicago
ArcGIS Pro
Fall 2024
Chicago, IL

The suitability criteria inform future planners, designers, and architects of a raster map that ranks potential adaptive reuse sites based on their provision of affordable housing, mobility within their community area and city, and access to local amenities. As the narrative and data leader in our group, I developed and defended our thesis through data-driven maps and analyses.