Professional Experience

2012-
RSE Landscape and Design, Istanbul, TR
Landscape architect and urban design working in collaboration with firms such as Office for Metropolitan Inside
Outside (TR).
2004-2007
Inside Outside, Amsterdam, NL
Project manager and senior designer for landscape and urban design commissions and competitions including CCTV
Beijing, IIT Campus Chicago, Shenzhen Stock Exchange Tower, RAK Gateway and Riga Port City, Latvia.
2004-2005
DS Landscape Architect
Landscape architect and project designer for major parks and residential developments primarily located in
Mediterranean countries.
2002-2003
Ankara , Turkey
GIS mapping and information design for coastal regeneration projects, and for the National Park Conservation
Board in Ankara/Turkey.
'Sultan Ahmet Gardner Museum, Istanbul. Garden installation and publication of 25 unique specimens.
in construction
'Platform 6' Harvard Graduate School of Design. Faculty Editor for publication and exhibition. With
Actar publishing. In development
'Cultivating Scale' at DNAI Conference, Technical University Munich. Presentation of research
agenda. Publication pending
2012
'Gansevoort Peninsula' Spring Option Studio, NewYork. Co-taught with Michael Van
Valenkenburgh Harvard Graduate School of Design.
'BH1: Hortus Conclusus' Den Haas, NL Private Residence. Vegetative concept, design and installation for
enclosed garden. In construction
'Ghana: An Organic Experience' at CASLa, Almere. An exhibit of studio work from Academie Bouwkunst,
Amsterdam. with John Lonsdale.
2011
Tiny Taxonomy Festival International de Jardins de Mtis, Qubec. Ongoing installation 06/11
Kaohsiung Port Station Urban Design Competition, Taiwan. de Architekten Cie. Amsterdam. Landscape
Design Consultant: 1
st
Prize winning Entry for International Competition: Ongoing
Refiguring The Dam: A Study of Private and Public Space Studio Leader and course development.
Architectural Design Department at Rietveld Academie: Amsterdam: Ongoing
2010
The Oases Project, Libya. OMA Architects, Inside Outside, Werner Sobeck, MIC Transportation Consultants.
Project Manager for Landscape Masterplan; Ghadames and Sebha: On hold
Zo et Moi, Senior Research Designer Identity and Branding Research for launch of Chinese womens
sportswear line. with Out of Office, ILA architects and Remco van Bladel Graphic Design: Complete
2009
Ferry Terminal, Sibenik , Croatia: de Architekten Cie. Consultant: Landscape plan for public and pedestrian
areas, species selection. 1
st
prize, Winning competition entry: In development
Open Fort 400, Amsterdam. The Form Foundation, Arup Engineers. Lead Designer: Landscape plan for
public and pedestrian areas, species selection, planting plan. Open competition entry: Honorable mention
Library & Headquarters Building, Qatar. OMA Architects, Inside Outside. Consultant for vegetative
concept, Native plant communities and irrigation requirements: In construction
2006-2008
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Building, China: OMA Architects, Inside Outside, ARUP Engineers, 2x4
Graphic Design, SADI Design Institute. Project Manager: exterior site, landscape and planting design.
Responsible for overall design integrity; soft and hard materials, coordination with local trades, client meetings,
schematic and design development drawings and general quality management: In construction
2008
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Building, China: OMA Architects, Inside Outside, ARUP Engineers, 2x4
Graphic Design, SADI Design Institute. Consultant: interior concepts including color supervision, material
research, final finishes and relationship to exterior spaces: In construction
The Interlace Residential Complex, Singapore: OMA Architects, Beijing. Consultant: Exterior site,
landscape strategy. For high end residential complex, requiring a strategy to organize the complex interior and
exterior spaces: In development
2007
DSM Campus, Shanghai, China: de Architekten Cie. Asia, DHV Engineers. Lead Designer: Landscape and
planting design. Responsible to meet strict LEED gold requirements, including zero irrigation, low
maintenance design and on site composting: In construction
The Caspian Pearl, Aktau, Kazakhstan: Architecture Studio, Shanghai. Lead Designer: Landscape
Masterplan including planting concepts, species selection, and overall design and team management for schematic
design presentation: On hold
Archiprix International Workshop, Glasgow "Rebranding the Clyde River" Archiprix International UK: Invited
practicum
Honors & Awards
2012 Daniel Urban Kiley Fellowship in Landscape Architecture. (GSD)
2012 Finalist Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, grant in Landscape Studies
2011 Basis Subsidie Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2007 Starter Stipend awarded by Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
2004 The Heather M. Reisman Gold Medal for Thesis Design, al&d, Toronto
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Certificate of Honor
2003 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Scholarship (OALA)
Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship, Toronto
University of Toronto Advanced Planning for Students, Grant
2002 University of Toronto, MLA entrance Scholarship Award
University of Toronto, UT Fellowship Award
1999 Machida City Graphic Arts Museum, Stage in Printmaking, Tokyo
1997 Concordia University Merit Award, Montral
Education
2001-2004
University of Toronto, Daniels
Master of Landscape Architecture, MLA with distinction
1993-1997
Concordia University, Montral
Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA honors