Growing up in London, I developed an early and enduring fascination with the city: its physical form, the patterns of buildings and streets, and the social networks and diverse communities that shape the character of its neighbourhoods. I am interested in cities as interconnected social and spatial systems: dynamic, evolving organisms continually reshaped by the many hands, voices and interests that contribute to their development.
Alongside this fascination with the urban realm, drawing has always been a core passion and practice: a means of imagining possibilities, interrogating ideas, navigating complex problems and communicating design thinking.
These interests initially led me to architecture, where, over more than a decade, I have worked across a range of scales and geographies, from individual homes and residential developments in the UK to healthcare and educational buildings in Rwanda. Increasingly, my work has focused on strategic design at the intersection of buildings, infrastructure and the public realm, including rail infrastructure, university campus planning and sports facilities in the UK and internationally.
Working on these larger-scale projects has deepened my interest in the relationships between people, places and the systems that support them. I am particularly drawn to collaborative design processes that bring stakeholders together to develop shared visions through dialogue, consultation and iterative refinement. Drawing and sketching remain essential to these processes, enabling me to explore ideas, test possibilities and communicate proposals in real time.
In 2024, I began a part-time Diploma in Urban Design to build on my architectural experience and pursue these interests more directly. I subsequently joined Prior + Partners as an urban designer, contributing to city-scale proposals accommodating tens to hundreds of thousands of residents. In this work, I continue to bring together my original passions and the skills developed through my professional and educational experiences.