Around two years ago, I finally committed to a decision that I had been contemplating for the better part of a decade beforehand. I would retire from the tech industry and pursue a brand-new career in urban planning, a field that had piqued my interest ever since high school. (Yes, I did stereotypically play a … Continue reading Reflections on Career Change
UC Berkeley
Posts from my time at UC Berkeley
The Tragedy of Lowell High School
Across the United States, few high schools attract as much national controversy as Lowell High School. This elite magnet school in San Francisco is famous for its academic rigor, competitive culture, and demographically skewed student body (57% Asian as of this writing). "This is what alumni get to brag about" -- Ian Wang Throughout California, … Continue reading The Tragedy of Lowell High School
Transit-Oriented Development at North Berkeley BART
This is an update and expansion on a site design proposal for redeveloping the area around the North Berkeley BART station, building upon a project from the UC Berkeley [IN]CITY program. Introduction Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations are distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in a typical commuter rail configuration. These stations are … Continue reading Transit-Oriented Development at North Berkeley BART
[IN]CITY Final: Sky Gardens
The last two weeks of the [IN]CITY summer program have flown by like a whirlwind. After copious readings and precedent studies, our class finally took on the daunting task of crafting a series of redevelopment proposals for the North Berkeley BART station. My team was given the somewhat enviable assignment to go "sky-high" and shoot … Continue reading [IN]CITY Final: Sky Gardens