During his teenage years he spent most of his time practicing graffiti and DJing on his turntables. He graduated from the California College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2008. After his studies he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark where he did several internships with Bjarke Ingels Group, Henning Larsen Architects, and 3XN Architects. During this time he formed his own studio which focuses on the collaborative nature of art and design within architecture. In 2013 he graduated from the Aarhus Arkitektskolen in Aarhus, Denmark with a Master of Arts in Architecture. During his thesis he launched a cultural publication called Scraper Magazine, which features interviews with architects and artists from various cities all over the world. He is currently working on several corporate, commercial, and community projects all over the world.