arthur

Associate at SITELAB Urban Studio, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
International Associate AIA, Architect DE-HMONP

I’m an architect and urban designer dedicated to creating resilient, sustainable communities through comprehensive planning and design. At SITELAB urban studio, I work at the intersection of design and strategy, translating complex urban challenges into meaningful, place-based solutions.

I believe cities should be both livable and adaptable, places that evolve in response to climate, culture, and community needs. My work is rooted in the idea that good urban design is not just about form, but about long-term stewardship of land, infrastructure, and collective memory.

My approach blends analytical thinking with creative exploration. I work closely with diverse teams, including engineers, economists, developers, and local stakeholders, to develop frameworks that are visionary yet grounded. I’m most effective when design is treated as both a strategic and spatial tool, shaped through dialogue, layered contexts, iteration, and a shared sense of purpose.

Recent projects include the East Solano New Community for California Forever: a bold vision for a new city in Northern California; the San Francisco Waterfront Resilience Program, which reimagines the city’s shoreline in response to climate and seismic risks; and tactical urbanism pilots like The Landing @Leidesdorff, aimed at sparking a new dynamic in post-COVID downtown San Francisco. Each reflects a different scale, but a common ambition: building places that endure.

Outside of work, I’ve found a creative parallel in brewing traditional Japanese sake: a process of patience, experimentation, and transformation. It reminds me that good design, like good sake, takes time, care, and an appreciation of context.

Degrees

Urban Design & Planning Degree
Graduated from "Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées" - executive master’s degree in spatial planning and urban development - Paris, France - December 2017

Honors: I have been rewarded by the "Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées" Foundation with a special prize: "best executive master's candidate" for the year 2017.

Architecture License “HMONP” France - June 2014
French National School of Architecture of Bordeaux - France

Architecture Degrees
Master of Architecture - “DEA” July 2013.
Bachelor of Architecture - “DEEA” July 2011
French National School of Architecture of Nantes - France

Languages

French - Native Language
English - Professional Proficiency
Spanish - Independent Traveler
Japanese - Independent Traveler

Professional Trainings

Project Management Training
Project Financial Training
AIA-U annual learning objectives
6 months of coaching on communication and conflict management
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)

Hobbies / Unexpected skills

Playing and Tuning Pianos
Running Half Marathons
Sake Brewing
Mixology and Bar Tending

Software and Tools

Here are the tools I use daily.
I have different levels of proficiency in each one, from executing simple tasks to creating processes to organize more seamless workflows and train coworkers. I am always looking forward to learning new functions and software and to sharpening my skills.

Artificial Intelligence
Gemini/Firefly
ChapGPT/Perplexity
Adobe Firefly
Carto GenAI/Placer AI

Architectural / Urban Design Drawing
Autocad 2025

Modeling
Rinoceros 7 / Grasshopper
Sketchup 2021

Graphic works and document production
Adobe Illustrator 2024
Adobe Photoshop 2024
Adobe InDesign 2024
Adobe Express

GIS and Mapping
QGIS 3.14
Google Earth Pro

Rendering
Lumion
Enscape
Artlantis studio 5

Photography
Adobe Lightroom Classic 2024
Camera RAW

Video Montage
Adobe Premiere 2024
Adobe After Effects 2024

Office works
Google Suite
Microsoft SharePoint Suite
Microsoft Office 2022 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Adobe Acrobat 2024

Project Management tools
Asana
Factor

Drive / Cloud
Drop Box
Google Drive
Sharepoint

Remote Working tools
Conceptboard
Miro
Jamboard

Engagement tools
MentiMeter
Google Forms

Communication platforms
Slack
Zoom
Teams
GVC (Google Video Conference)

Interest in learning further
Adobe After Effects (Post-production software)
Final Cut Pro
Grasshopper (Modeling automation tool)
Unreal Engine (rendering software)
Revit (architectural design software...)

Skillset

Long Range Resiliency Planning:

Serve as technical design lead for long-range adaptation planning of San Francisco's Historic urban shoreline to adapt to dual vulnerabilities of sea level rise and seismic instability.
Develop urban design strategies to adapt over-water real estate assets, including piers, wharves, and berthing facilities.
Coordinate with the SF Port and the US Army Corps of Engineers on creation and illustration of Adaptation Strategies for USACE Focused Array and Final Array of Alternatives for assessment.
Design and visualize three inter-agency Adaptation Strategies to serve as the basis for San Francisco’s selection of the Locally Preferred Plan for implementation.

Mixed-use infill Master-planning:

Create master plans for integrated, mixed-use infill developments in urban areas, for sites ranging from 10 to 17,500 acres.
Lead technical design development from concept design to master plan entitlement.
Create detailed masterplans including concept vision and design for streets and streetscapes, parking and loading, parks and open space, fire and emergency vehicle access strategies, residential buildings including affordable housing, office building, retail and active uses, placemaking and programming strategy, art and culture uses, ecologies areas, integration with multimodal transportation systems, centralized infrastructure and utilities plant, educational facilities and programming, entertainment uses, and sustainable design elements.

France and California Entitlements Knowledge:

Deep knowledge and understanding of France, California, and San Francisco masterplan entitlement processes, including CEQA, authoring Design Guidelines documents, conducting community engagement, providing collateral for public hearings, and understanding inter-agency city processes.

Proforma Development:

Support clients in developing proforma analyses through creating a detailed Excel spreadsheet for urban design projects.
Create phasing and implementation scenarios.
Provide gross developable areas, street areas, open space areas, and a breakdown of new development land uses by building, by phase, and by neighborhood.
Serve as client contact to support costing and feasibility analyses.
Inform design development of the masterplan through understanding of project economic feasibility and proformas.

Visualization:

Lead the development of layered visualization to communicate complex designs, processes, and ideas clearly and effectively.
Make accessible and legible graphics to serve a variety of audiences, including community members and the general public, to city agencies, to collaborators, and clients.
Develop stylized eye-level views and vignettes, massing overview graphics, axonometric views, illustrative plans, diagrams, and marketing collateral to communicate design details and tradeoffs.

Project management + external coordination:

Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for external collaborators and clients.
Coordinate with multi-disciplinary consultants, including architects, landscape architects, engineers, and planners.
Develop project management plans to deliver tasks on time, proactively track project milestones, and coordinate with senior staff on resource needs and team capacity.

Technical systems and workflows:

As technical lead, create and manage workflows for cross-project standardization across teams.
Create one-pagers and cheat sheets for knowledge share.
Maintain master planning dashboards.
Develop templates for AutoCAD and Excel spreadsheets and standardized master-planning design elements.
Periodically review workflows across all projects for continued optimization.

Leadership and coaching of junior staff:

As an Associate, I am responsible for mentorship and coaching of staff, including interns, Junior Urban Designers, and Intermediate Urban Designers.
Work directly with Associate Principals and the Co-Founder to identify training opportunities.
Represent SITELAB within the project through strategic thinking, creativity, and balancing explicit literal project needs with deep listening for subtext and further project goals.
Representing SITELAB in the cities we work in and the professional community, building relationships by sharing our views and perspectives.
Conduct hiring interviews from screening through the 1st and 2nd rounds.
Periodically conduct office-wide training sessions.
Institute and conduct bi-weekly Designer’s Breakfast for continued professional development within the team.

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