<p data-start="82" data-end="678">With a background in architecture, urban planning, practice and teaching&nbsp; experience at MIT, I have developed a practice grounded in contextual design, technical coordination, and regulatory understanding. Working on real projects exposed me to the larger systems shaping cities&mdash;land use, mobility, infrastructure, and policy&mdash;which sparked my transition from building-scale thinking to city-scale inquiry. Alongside practice, I have cultivated a str