BIO
I am an architectural designer with 20 years of experience helping clients realize new and enriching ways of working, living, healing and learning. Those experiences have shaped a belief that we can find beauty in simple solutions that not only create something new, but also better.
I've had the opportunity to lead design of award-winning civic, commercial and health projects - nationally and internationally. Recently, work with the Columbus Metropolitan Library has helped to drive discoveries into what it means to be a library in the 21st century.
I am a licensed Architect (OH, MI) and LEED® accredited designer, as well as a Principal with NBBJ in Columbus, Ohio.
I hold a Masters in Architecture from the Knowlton School of Architecture at the Ohio State University (2006), as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with distinction from Miami University in Ohio (2001).
AWARDS
2021 / ULI Americas Award for Excellence: The Gravity Project
2019 / AIA Ohio Honorable Mention: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Dublin Branch
2019 / AIA Columbus Merit Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Dublin Branch
2018 / James B. Recchie Design Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Northside Branch
2017 / AIA Columbus Honor Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Northside Branch
2015 / AIA Ohio Honor Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Driving Park Branch
2015 / James B. Recchie Design Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Driving Park Branch
2015 / Contract Magazine Innovations Awards: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Driving Park Branch
2014 / AIA Columbus Merit Award: Columbus Metropolitan Library: Driving Park Branch
2011 / ASLA Ohio Honor Award: Karamay City Masterplan
2007 / AIA Columbus Honor Award: Republic Square (Unbuilt)
publications (print/web)
“Columbus Metropolitan Library, Northside Branch”
Client Interview: Alison Circle; Interviewer: Mike Suriano
a+u NBBJ: Creating Community (2019)
"The Future of Amenities: Amen(c)ity Tower."
NAIOP Blog (2017)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2021 / CSI Columbus / Designed for Life: Methods for Optimizing Human Performance
2020 / Design Columbus / Designed for Life: Methods for Optimizing Human Performance
2017 / Columbus Builders Exchange / Driving Park Library: Design + Community
2016 / IFLA / Library Design & Community Transformation