Research precedes every meaningful design decision. This portfolio gathers the investigative work that grounds my practice — climate risk assessments, geospatial analyses, historical surveys, and ecological mappings that surface what a site, community, or system is asking for before a single line is drawn. Drawing from urban planning, environmental science, and architectural history, these projects operate as frameworks of inquiry: defining problems, uncovering patterns, and building the evidence base that makes design intentional rather than intuitive alone.