Fred is a licensed architect and landscape architect born in Santa Barbara, California, who has a diverse background in the development and creation of a variety of institutional, public, and private projects at a range of scales. After obtaining his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, he worked eight years at architecture offices across California. Afterwards, wanting to broaden his understanding of the relationship between architecture and site, led to his graduate studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where he was awarded a Master of Landscape Architecture with Honors. While at graduate school, his interest in landscape focused primarily on with the profession’s inheirent capacity for changes and adaptations from the given environment, whether it is from weather, seasons, or users. Recently Fred and his wife Jenn founded their own office, Connected-Studio to focus on site sensitive architecture and landscape architecture projects in the Southwestern United States. Previously, Fred was a senior associate at Spurlock Landscape Architects, working on a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from landscapes for housing projects, new parks, botanical gardens, community plan updates, and writing strategic plans for non-profits. Outside the office, Fred teaches at San Diego's NewSchool of Architecture in Design. Over the years he has taught architecture and landscape architecture lecture and studio courses.