Throughout my academic and professional career I have been consistently drawn to questions that challenge conventional ways of being, seeing, and knowing. I have, through my work, attempted to understand and question the intersection of architecture and landscape, of site and structure, and the development of meaning through different modes of observation. However, at the base of this is a persistence to reconcile two seemingly contrasting ways of thinking. On one hand I strive to develop a practice that is rooted in experimentation, and project-based, research-driven design that speculates about changing ecological and cultural conditions. On the other hand I have a deep-seated affinity for more experiential, affective, and unexpected outcomes; I veer toward the messy, the imperfect, and material vagaries in design. In responding to both of these tendencies, I continually draw upon my education in earth science, my career as a geophysicist, and my upbringing in the Canadian prairie landscape, and as a result I often find myself sitting at the intersection of spatial practices, material culture, landscape, and memory.