Ayla Warwick

Review and recommend amendments to the Bellingham Plan and evaluate land use and development proposals. Advise City Council on zoning and development regulation updates to meet housing and employment growth allocations.

Deliver weekly food boxes to community members throughout Whatcom County. Gain firsthand exposure to access and equity issues shaping local planning decisions.

Conducted architectural history and heritage documentation research across post-industrial landscapes in the United Kingdom and Canada, with contextual research in the United States, England, France, and Germany. Documented and analyzed three historic properties functioning as nodes within a shared post-colonial industrial landscape: CRAB Park (Vancouver, BC), Promenade des Gouverneurs (Quebec City), and Canada Water (London, UK). Evaluated how heritage designation, planning law, and spatial governance frameworks shape the significance, treatment, and public access of historic properties through time and space Consulted directly with heritage and environmental planning organizations including Royal Parks (UK); engaged with Indigenous heritage and policy experts in Canada to contextualize contrasting governance frameworks. Applied comparative geographic analysis, heritage studies methodologies, and postcolonial spatial analysis to assess regulatory and planning contexts across jurisdictions. Familiarity with National Register documentation frameworks and Secretary of the Interior professional qualification standards in architectural history.

Conceptualized and launched a monthly community education program for pre-K children. Delivered guided tours and interpretive programming for diverse audiences.

Coordinated project timelines and managed vendor relationships across multiple projects. Rendered architectural drawings in CAD/Revit and managed a green materials library.

Led instructional sessions in 3D modeling and BIM workflows for up to 30 students. Provided individualized support at varying skill levels.

Applied spatial design principles across a 40,000-square-foot commercial environment and managed budgets for large-scale projects. Collaborated with a design team to execute commercial space programming.

Provided writing instruction and tutoring to diverse student populations including multilingual learners. Supported ENG 101 and ENG 201 courses.

Awarded for the best M.A. thesis.

Fellowship awarded for graduate studies.

Tuition scholarship for graduate studies.

Recognition for academic excellence in Art History.

National recognition for commercial design excellence.