He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. In 1986-8 he was the recipient of the Prix de Rome Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. In 1993 and 1994 he co-coordinated a design studio in conjunction with the archaeological excavation of the Palace of Herod the Great in Caesarea, Israel. He has taught studio design at Pratt Institute since 1994 and is now the New York Coordinator of the Program.