Associate Principal
Director of Planning and Programming
Kersu is the Director of Planning and Programming with more than 25 years of experience in campus planning, site development strategies, and program-driven design. Trained as an architect with a Master of Architecture degree in Urban Policy & Design from UCLA, he brings a strong foundation in planning frameworks that support academic, research, and institutional missions. His portfolio includes award-winning local and international work, along with select large-scale planning projects such as competition-winning contributions to Beijing’s Central Business District and San Francisco’s Mission Bay. Since 2017, he has also taught Design Thinking at the University of Arizona’s College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture.