UCLA A.UD Masters Program Launch + Extreme IDEAS Program Series

While at UCLA, I managed the launch of SUPRASTUDIO, a new master of architecture program that engages industry in speculative and collaborative research studios, with first year classes led by Frank Gehry, Greg Lynn and Thom Mayne. I managed the establishment of the IDEAS satellite campus to house the program, oversaw the formation of a new robotics laboratory, and helped establish and maintain industry sponsorship and research collaborations with companies that include Boeing, Toyota, Bot & Dolly (acquired by Google), and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.

As part of the public launch for the program and campus, I helped secure a grant from the Getty Foundation to produce a public program series titled Extreme IDEAS: Architecture at the Intersection that put architects in conversation with a filmmaker, museum director, astronaut, and leaders in tech, automotive and aerospace industries. Of the five events produced, four were public-facing programs at venues throughout Los Angeles, with a closed door brain trust session at the Sheats-Goldstein Residence with leaders in design.