Therese Kelly Design Studio

photo by Nico Marques

Editing
Writing
Teaching

Urban Design Guidelines
Master Planning
Sustainability Guidelines
Pedestrian Improvements

SPECIALTIES

Social Practice

Public Space
Cartography

Community Outreach
Civic Engagement
Urban Open Space 

​Landscape Design

about

Therese Kelly is a licensed architect and social practice artist committed to creating a vibrant public realm. A member of the American Institute of Architects and co-founder of the Los Angeles Urban Rangers, she creates innovative tools in her projects to engage, build consensus, and empower social and environmental resilience. She has designed award-winning Los Angeles landscapes, activated forgotten infrastructural spaces and built climate awareness through site-specific projects along the California coast. She has also served as chair of the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board, championing walkable public spaces and affordable housing.

Therese began her career as an editor and book designer at Princeton Architectural Press, and continues to write and edit select publications. She practiced at architectural firms RIOS and Moore Ruble Yudell, and has taught at several design schools, including Otis, UCLA and the Royal Institute of Arts, Stockholm. Therese graduated with honors from Princeton University and earned her M.Arch at UCLA as a Regents’ Fellow. Her work has been published and exhibited widely, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.