Researcher / Designer

Writing
Research compiled in the form of books and publications



Dust Deferred: The Invisible Care and Humility in Maintaining Our Spaces, The Curationist, 2023
By considering dust and the humble broom, we can recognize the value of maintenance and reflect on our own responsibilities to care for and preserve the spaces we inhabit.


Governors Island: Balancing the Past with the Future, with Leila Behjat for The Maintainers, 2022
Excerpts from an interview with Nicole De Feo, Director of Design and Construction, Trust for Governors Island who oversees the fate of existing buildings.


Layers of Time, with Leila Behjat for The Maintainers, 2022
Excerpts from an interview with Tahereh Holmes, an architect working in preservation for the municipality of Munich, Germany.


To a Super, with Love, with Leila Behjat for The Maintainers, 2022
Excerpts from an interview with Minireh K., a super who cares for a 56-unit building in NYC’s Washington Heights for the last 18 years.



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