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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 experience spans public policy, design and construction administration, cultural heritage, and sustainable development.  

As a Master's student in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at Parsons School of Design, The New School, I research urban futures, multispecies relations, and systems-in-flux. I previously received my formal training in architecture from the University of Virginia.

My current work focuses on developing climate risk models for New York’s multifamily housing sector, downscaling embodied carbon and energy in community planning, and protecting urban heritage in coastal resiliency projects along the Pacific Rim.

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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