Urban Planning Fellow
Hannah Howland is a licensed architect with over a decade of professional experience in multifamily housing. She has led design teams on both market-rate and affordable housing projects and has overseen all phases of project delivery, from concept through construction administration. Her work spans a wide range of scales from small, pro-bono design-builds to multi-million-dollar mixed-use developments, reflecting her deep commitment to community-centered design as a tool for equity-building, storytelling, and place-making in all contexts.
As an interdisciplinary researcher and Master of Urban and Regional Planning student at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, she advocates for a more equitable built environment through research, innovation, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Her academic work is grounded in the belief that good design begins with good policy, is informed by rigorous research, and elevates all people as subject matter experts in shaping their own built environments. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Community Design from the University of San Francisco.