I am a hopelessly nomadic person, I teach workshops all over the world and am constantly travelling; this might be because I love it, or because I am incapable of staying still. I am from the mountains of Colorado but have 'voluntarily imprisoned' myself in cities - Denver, Beijing, Amsterdam, London - for the past 12 years. I teach architecture design studio at the Architectural Association in London, and love it. I am finishing a Doctoral Degree in Philosophy of Architecture and untangling the relationship between some contemporary Japanese architecture, aesthetics and space - in its relation to the development of Capitalism and formation of new identity's (subjectivities) around modes of production in Japan.

Interests

Architecture, film, reading, philosophy, travel, climbing

• architecture
• traveling
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors I love and you should check out if you are not familiar:

Andrei Tarkovsky, Yorgos Lanthimos, Chris Marker, Terrence Malick, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Fellini, Woody Allen, Ozu, Wenders, Sebastian Silva, Julian Schnable, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Bresson, Francois Truffaut, Zhangke Jia, Jim Jarmusch...

I need to read more fiction! Right now I am reading alot of sociology, political philosophy and books on Japanese history, society and labour struggles. key books Paolo Virno: A Grammar of the Multitude, Jordan Sand: House and Home in Modern Japan, Contemporary Urban Japan: A Sociology of Consumption, The Critique of Digital Capitalism, Bio-politics and the Emergence of Modern Architecture

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

being from a place with 310 days of sun, I have managed to endure the weather in the UK for 11 years without going insane... hmm, or have I?

the most amazing experience that I get to have once in a while: not thinking, just being

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching architectural design studio in university for the past 8 years - I am now somewhat of a professional life coach and critic :) Though I may not be able to critique myself effectively, I really enjoy critiquing the work of and giving constructive feedback to others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

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