Dana Saari

Architectural Designer

Dana is an architectural designer with experience spanning residential design, cultural institutions, and public-realm projects. They are drawn to affordable housing and community-centered design, and seek opportunities to create more equitable, sustainable, and welcoming places. Their approach centers the people who use and shape the built environment, with a focus on design that reflects their needs, experiences, and values.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
Pratt Institute

Bachelor of Architecture
University of Minnesota

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD IN NYC

Prospect Park because it holds Brooklyn's last remaining forest.

IF I COULD DESIGN ANY PROJECT, IT WOULD BE

A library.

MY GO-TO MUSIC TO GET IN THE ZONE IS

Aimee Mann always puts me in a good mood!

FIVE THINGS

Camping, pork soup dumplings, the ocean, the sound of rain, sleeping in.

THE SUSTAINABLE TECH/METHOD THAT EXCITES ME MOST IS

Adaptive reuse and historic preservation.

PROJECTS

CONTACT

[email protected]
212.254.7060 ext. 615