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I tell place-based stories about land, history, culture, and ecology in order to help communities implement their visions, and collaborate across disciplines to bring wide-reaching programs and projects to life. My specialty is working across public-private lines with nonprofits, federal clients, and international institutions to sensitively realize their goals. 

I’m formally trained in architecture, and have worked with mentors in Indigenous art history, field archaeology, sustainable development, diplomacy, and cultural landscapes to consider human-environmental relationships in a broader sense. Early scholarship centered sustainable resource management and cultural landscapes in Morocco, where I entered into a heritage project to restore Toumliline Monastery (Azrou) and collect grassroots narratives about religious minorities in remote areas. Expanding upon this experience in the industry, I worked toward the preservation of historic landmarks, landscapes, and infrastructure networks throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

As a Master of Science in Environmental Policy & Sustainability Management student at The New School, I look forward to applying my holistic approach to new projects.



Thank you for visiting, and please enjoy the work.


- Ian D. MacPherson  ︎









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