Research Interests
My research is at the intersection of landscape governance, environmental history, spatial organization, forestry and resource systems. I study cultural constructions of nature to understand the relationship between material and social infrastructures.
Education
2020 Master of Landscape Architecture
University of Toronto. Thesis: Forest Expo(sed)
Supervisor: Jane Wolff
2016 Honours Bachelor of Science
University of Toronto
Majors: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Psychology
Employment Experience
2022 - 2024 Landscape Architectural Designer
Mahl Gebhard Konzepte, Munich
Select Awards:
New Heart on the Block (1st Prize) with UNStudio, 2023
Alte Messe Leipzig (2nd Prize) with MVRDV, 2023
Hofmannstrasse/Mozartstrasse (2nd Prize), 2022
Klimasiedlung Wiescherstraße Herne (2nd Prize), 2022
2021 Publication Assistant
Barry Sampson: Teaching and Practice
University of Toronto & Dalhousie Architectural Press
2020 - 2021 Co-Editor
Places of Production: Forest and Factory
University of Toronto
Supervisors: Brigitte Shim, Robert Wright
2019 In-Museum Scientist
Mark Dion’s The Life of a Dead Tree
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
2018 Junior Landscape Designer
BrightView Design Group, Irvine, California
2016 - 2017 Studio Assistant
PUBLIC WORK, Toronto
Research Experience
2021 - 2022 ReImagineTO Virtual Reality Residency
TakingIT Global, Government of Canada & Ògo Tàwa Inc.
2020 Independent Study in Landscape Architecture
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Sandy Smith
2019 Student Academy Fellow
Sustainability Group, School of Cities, University of Toronto
2015 - 2016 Independent Study in Spatial Ecology
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Marie-Josée Fortin
2014 Laboratory Volunteer in Green Roof Experiments
Green Roof Innovation Testing Lab
Supervisor: Liat Margolis
2013 Independent Study in Temperate Field Biology
Koffler Scientific Reserve, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. B. Gilbert
Publications
2021 "Digital Landscapes."
GROUND Magazine, no. 54 Rising: 44.
2020 "Woodland diversity: Forest regions in Canada."
Places of Production: Forest and Factory, 75.
John H. Daniels Faculty.
2020 "St. Thomas: A City of Industries."
Places of Production: Forest and Factory, 100–105.
John H. Daniels Faculty.
2020 "Pattern as a Verb."
GROUND Magazine, no. 51 Pattern: 8-9.
Teaching Experience
2019 "Invasive or Not?" (Workshop)
The Life of a Dead Tree, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.
Designed and delivered workshops on invasive species ecology.
2019 "Decomposers: Molds, Fungi, Mushrooms" (Workshop)
The Life of a Dead Tree, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto.
Designed and delivered workshops on ecological decomposition.
Grants and Fellowships
2021 Rising Youth Community Grant
TakingIT Global, Government of Canada
2019 Student Academy Fellow
Sustainability Group, School of Cities, University of Toronto
2017 - 2020 Resident Junior Fellow
Massey College, University of Toronto
2019 Fellowship Award
John H. Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto
Professional Activities
2025 - present General Member
Ontario Invasive Plant Council
2020 - 2021 Editorial Board Member
GROUND Magazine, Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
2018 - 2020 House V Captain (Community Life Lead)
Massey College, University of Toronto
2018 - 2020 Accessibility Committee Co-Chair
Massey College, University of Toronto
2018 - 2019 Landscape Architecture Grant Review
John H. Daniels Faculty
2017 - 2020 Master of Landscape Architecture Class Representative
John H. Daniels Faculty
Skills
Software ArcGIS, MS Office, Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Rhino, R,
SAS, Grasshopper
Languages English (native), German (B1)