Lara Kaufman
Architect Lara Kaufman is a Design Director in the Studio’s New York office currently leading the LA Chinatown Tower project. With a broad base of design, technical, and management experience, Lara stewards complex cultural and institutional projects from conceptualization to completion. Working alongside the Studio’s varied project collaborators like landscape architects, artists, and environmental engineers, she seeks to enhance cities and improve everyday life for people through design. Drawn to Studio Gang for its dedication to sustainable design and interdisciplinary collaboration, Lara was previously the Lead Architect on the SFMOMA expansion and renovation by Snøhetta.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Russian Studies from Columbia University and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently based in Brooklyn, Lara also calls Oakland and San Francisco home.
Contact
lkaufman@studiogang.com
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