Project Architect | Bureau of Architecture
A recent arrival at the Bureau of Architecture, Peter has spent over three decades designing affordable housing and public and private schools in California and working with low- and no-income populations throughout south- and southeast Asia. He is a recipient of awards from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Graham Foundation, Columbia and Harvard Universities, and other institutions. At the Bureau of Architecture, he has been involved in design, programming, and construction administration of multiple homeless shelters.
Courses
Navigating Homelessness: SF Public Works Innovates Shelter Design
SF Public Works plays a pivotal role in supporting San Francisco’s homeless population. This session will explore the city’s homelessness challenges and how the department’s architects are designing innovative shelters to meet them. In addition, the speakers will discuss how SF Public Works collaborates with other city agencies to serve people experiencing homelessness by overcoming the challenges posed by limited funding, regulatory requirements, bureaucracy, and NIMBY opposition. This will include a discussion of shelter typologies including Navigation Centers (rapidly-deployed tensile structures and modular units), Vehicular Triage Centers (individually occupied vehicles), Tiny Cabins, Safe Sleeping Sites, Transient Hotels, and newly constructed or renovated permanent buildings serving as Family Homeless Shelters or Congregate Dormitories. Hosted by the Public Architects Knowledge Community (PAKC).
Course expires 05/14/2026