Speaking
My favorite speaking topics include:
Modular Construction for Housing
Small Lot Subdivision
The Housing Crisis / Increasing Housing Production
Single Stair/Point Access Block Housing
Adaptive Reuse of Commercial to Residential
Architectural Entrepreneurism
Architect as Developer
Multifamily Residential Design
Contact me about speaking at your event.
I’m willing to be the least qualified speaker on a panel discussion.
Past Speaking Engagements
University of Southern California Architecture School
Regular Guest Lecturer and Critic, Various Classes, 2008 - Present
AIA 2025 National Conference, Boston, MA
Speaker, Real-Life Lessons From Modular Development, Design & Construction, June 5, 2025
ULI-LA Housing Summit, Los Angeles
Speaker + Panelist, Design & Construction Innovations to Accelerate the Production of Housing in Greater Los Angeles, June 4, 2025
Housing 10x: A Platform to Accelerate Innovative Responses to the Housing and Climate Crises. @ USC School of Architecture
Speaker + Panelist, Panel 2: Changing the Ecosystem, April 11, 2025
ASTM International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM) 2025, Las Vegas, NV
Speaker, Real-Life Lessons From Modular Development, Design & Construction, October 10, 2025
AIA LA Design by Dignity Conference
Panelist, July 2022
CA AIA Architectural Education Summit
Panelist, Making Architectural Education a Path to Prosperity, Oct 2021
REimagine 2019, Los Angeles
Lecture, ADUs, Aug 2019
Southland Regional Association of Realtors
Lecture, ADUs, Aug 2018
LA Forum
Panelist, ADUs, May 2018
USC Alumni Real Estate Network
Panelist, Navigating the LA River: Real Estate Opportunities and Challenges, Feb 2017
Building Industry Association
Panelist, House LA Summit, Aug 2015
Appraisal Institute Southern California Chapter
Lecture, Small Lot Subdivision, 2013
Urban Land Institute
Big Opportunities in Small Lots Case Study Talk & Site Tour, Aug 2012
American Planning Association National Planning Convention
Lecture and Project Tour, Mar 2012
Urban Land Institute
Lecture and Panel, YLG Entrepreneurial Development Series: Creating Opportunity with Small Lots, June 2012
AIA Arizona State Conference, Phoenix, AZ,
Lecture, Aug 2011
Building Industry Association of Orange County
Lecture and Workshop, The Future of Urban Infill: Small Lot Ordinance Workshop, June 2011
University of Southern California, Master of Real Estate Development
Guest Lecturer, Entrepreneurship Group, 2011
Urban Land Institute
YLG Lecture, How to Start an Architecture Firm, Oct 2009