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Who we are

The Urban Studio is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization composed of an interdisciplinary group of practitioners and educators in art and design with extensive creative and professional expertise that inform and deepen our design process.

board of directors

Maisie Hughes

Andrew Sargeant

Maisie Hughes

Co-Founder + Treasurer
Urban Planner | Landscape Architect 


Maisie's decades worth of leadership and management experience, in combination with her honest and unvarnished insights, inform her people-centered design approach.

Kendra Hyson

Andrew Sargeant

Maisie Hughes

 Co-Founder + President 

Urban Designer | Landscape Architect 


Kendra exudes a deep commitment to community-based planning and a passion for using design as a tool to achieve social equity.

Andrew Sargeant

Andrew Sargeant

Daví de la Cruz

Founding Member + VP

Landscape Architect | BIM Specialist 


Andrew's design sensibilities, combined with his deep technical knowledge, allow him to work on some of the most complex  public space projects. 

Daví de la Cruz

Daví de la Cruz

Daví de la Cruz

 Founding Member + Administrator

 Urban Planner | Landscape Designer


 Daví amplifies community voices and priorities through built projects in South Central Los Angeles, the occupied territories of the Tongva People. 

Jenn Low

Daví de la Cruz

Jelani Byrd

Member + Communications

Integrative Designer | Landscape Architect  


 Jenn’s work seeks to redistribute power in the design process to address issues in spatial justice. 

Jelani Byrd

Daví de la Cruz

Jelani Byrd

Student Member 

Artist | Videographer


Jelani’s greatest desire in life is too, “create the world I would have wanted to grow up in,” and most importantly, “have fun while doing it”.

THE URBAN STUDIO

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