Michael is a designer with an interest in structural form-finding and compassionate architecture. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020 and is on track to graduate with a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Along with being a Research Assistant for PSL, he is also a Teaching Assistant for Structures I and II at the University of Pennsylvania, under Richard Farley. Besides academia, he is an intern for Gensler and has won a minor award for cinematography.