She believes a successful project comes from within the community to foster ownership and pride. Ali graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a Masters in Architecture and a Masters of Urban Planning and concentrations in ecological design and historic preservation. She uses placemaking at all scales and urban development projects as catalytic opportunities for underutilized urban infrastructure. Her work focuses on housing and mixed use developments with a specialization in historic preservation and adaptive reuse projects. In 2014, she formed HARKdc to enhance her focus on creating important connections between neighborhood development and sustainable design efforts. Read Less