This project explores how digital and in-person engagement shape public voice in urban governance in Niterói, highlighting gaps between demographic reality, lived territory, and how institutions listen through digital systems.
The project develops a methodological framework to evaluate physical, sensory, and communicational accessibility along tourist routes, translating data into spatial indicators for public policy and inclusive well-being
“Balikbayan” housing celebrates cultural identity in Toronto’s Little Manila. Addressing unaffordable, inflexible housing for Filipino immigrants, it reimagines accessible homes, adapting the traditional compound into a mid-rise fostering belonging and community resilience.
Transformed uninviting urban block into an open-air museum to reveal the site’s buried First Nations and early colonial histories in the form of a contemporary ruin, fostering truth-telling and reciprocity.
The research uses participatory heritage education and community mapping for sustainable development, empowering communities in Magé, Brazil to manage cultural landscapes (SDGs 4, 11, 16).
No Time to Waste reimagines NYC’s food waste system by transforming a former oil-tank site into an experiential compost park, linking waste diversion, urban farming, research, and education to reduce methane emissions.
Tajdid is a resilient primary school in Morocco’s Toubkal region, designed for seismic and climatic risk, using low-tech local construction to embed resilience, adaptability, and long-term performance
Bayt al-Karāmah is a climate-responsive housing project in Sennar, Sudan, designed for families of fallen soldiers. It supports dignified living through culturally grounded spatial organization, passive strategies, and community-oriented planning.
Dar Al-Naseem is a climate-responsive, high-density housing project in Dongola, Sudan, inspired by Nubian architecture, integrating passive design, renewable energy, water efficiency, and walkable community to support dignity, privacy, and sustainable living.
This project examined the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway through a community engagement and sustainability lens, emphasizing the importance of incorporating resident-led visions into large-scale infrastructure planning.