““There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and to be served.””
My journey began as an architect. While designing private and public spaces, I quickly recognized a profound divide: a gap between how I—a trained professional taught the rules of spatial function—perceived our built environment, and how the actual users experienced it.
What began as a point of curiosity has since steered my career and research toward fundamental normative questions:
How do everyday users perceive the city, and how does that dictate how they act within it?, How does this reality contrast with the top-down views of policymakers, planners, and designers? , And ultimately, how can we bridge this divide?
Today, my work sits at the intersection of design, research, and complex urban systems, aiming to close the gap between professional intent and human experience.