Leif Estrada joined Kuth Ranieri Architects in the summer of 2016. He earned a Master in Landscape Architecture and a Master in Design Studies, concentrating on Urbanism, Landscape and Ecology from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, where he was awarded multiple awards including the department’s Thesis Prize, the Howard T Fisher Prize, an Honorary Award from the National Geographic’s Mapping Awards, and named as a finalist for a Fulbright Fellowship. Prior to his graduate studies, he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree with High Distinction, and was awarded a Citation Award by AIASF at the California College of the Arts.
At Kuth Ranieri, he has worked on project management and design on a variety of projects from residential to educational, and produced videographic work for many of the firm’s projects. He also serves as internship coordinator in the office and a contributing editor to DGDA (Deep Green Design Alliance).