I was born in 1967 in New York City.  My interest in architecture has evolved over my lifetime and has been informed by countless experiences.  Perhaps my earliest influence was Montessori school, which inspired a love of order and materials.  My family moved to Boston in the early 1970s and, through the dramatic recent developments in that city, I was able to experience first-hand the way that modern architecture could transform a place.  In junior high school, I visited Louis Kahn's library for Phillips Academy Exeter and decided that I needed to develop myself through the creation meaningful places.  I enrolled in drawing classes at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, taught myself how to draft and designed a series of houses in the tradition of late modern architecture.  I won a prize for a small competition for a YMCA expansion in Boston under the tutelage of a member of Josep Lluis Sert's office, an architect I still turn to for inspiration.

By the time I applied to college, I knew I wanted to be an architect.  I was fortunate to be accepted at The Cooper Union in Manhattan, an all-scholarship program which had a revered and dynamic course of study.  Cooper Union was a place full of energy and stimulation; it felt like the center of the universe and, as students, we were continually challenged and pushed to go further with our research and imaginations.  We studied under capable and celebrated, if often difficult, professors and, perhaps more significantly, were surrounded by exceptional students and immersed in a rich metropolis.

My career began by working during summer breaks starting with an internship with a mid-sized firm in Paris that had many prestigious commissions.  Being in France allowed me to visit important architectural landmarks; I made pilgrimages to all of Le Corbusier's work in the Paris environs at a time when their significance was not yet fully recognized.

In subsequent years, I continued working in smaller practices with different specialties such as recording studios, exterior renovation and exhibition design.  Throughout this time, I continued to design my own personal projects that allowed me to be more adventurous than the workplace allowed for.

Eventually, I found a focus in residential architecture - primarily interiors and renovation work since it is rare to have the opportunity to build from the ground up in New York City.  I collaborated with renowned designers and decorators and had the opportunity to work on complex projects with large budgets and demanding clients.

I discovered ceramics in my late 20s and continue to work in clay.  This craft has allowed me to explore a new type of architecture, one that is made of a single material and must conform to the strict limits of the medium.  The works I make are like architectural models with all of the marks of inhabitable structures but sprung completely from my mind and hands.  I still think of these small pieces as being some of my most satisfying creations.

My partner and I bought a farmhouse with land in the Catskills in 2000 and I have continuously worked on it ever since.  It has allowed me to experiment with all kinds of solutions to building problems and the challenge of making a home.

I have twice been a candidate for The Rome Prize and assembled a substantial portfolio of built and imagined work.

Recently, I curated an exhibition at Cooper Union of the work of the artist Costantino Nivola. I focused on the work he did with architects and especially projects located in New York. This show received plaudits across the board and introduced a new generation to an important but overlooked artist who opened up several frontiers with architecture.