A curated set of projects examining the formal, spatial, and structural principles that shape built environment.
Chicago Ideal: A Topographic Reversal of the Midwestern City (2025)
An observational analysis of city planning and a thought experiment exploring a future centered on nature-focused design
An essay that examines how Donato Bramante and Ryue Nishizawa each construct the ‘void’—one through perspectival illusion and one through physical excavation—to create public spaces that transcend physical limits and invite open, human-centered meaning.
This essay examines how Brunelleschi and Alberti reshaped classical language to mirror the Renaissance’s emerging humanism, each advancing a different path toward order, expression, and cultural meaning.
An essay that follows Riegl’s three spatial modes across ancient architecture and introduces a contemporary fourth defined by connection and communal experience.