# Ayla Warwick

> Architectural Historian and Spatial Researcher | Bellingham, United States

Architectural historian and spatial researcher examining how legal language constructs domestic planning frameworks and global commodity flows. I study how contemporary governance produces territory, jurisdiction, and memory across postcolonial landscapes.

## Profile Data
- [Profile](https://path.cv/aylawarwick): Full professional profile
- [facts.json](https://path.cv/aylawarwick/facts.json): Structured JSON with professional data
- [profile.md](https://path.cv/aylawarwick/profile.md): Markdown resume
- Last updated: October 2026

## Current
Commissioner at City of Bellingham Planning Commission

## Experience
- Commissioner at City of Bellingham Planning Commission (Aug 2026 – Present)
- Volunteer Driver at Bellingham Food Bank (Jun 2026 – Present)
- Graduate Researcher at New York University, GSAS (Aug 2025 – May 2026)
- Gallery Assistant at Western Gallery, Western Washington University (Sep 2023 – Jun 2024)
- Contracted Residential Designer at Interior Harmony Design LLC (Oct 2017 – May 2020)
- Teaching Assistant & Instructor, Revit and SketchUp at Bellevue College (Jan 2019 – Dec 2019)
- Commercial Retail Designer & Visual Merchandiser at Molbak's Home & Garden (Feb 2015 – Oct 2017)
- Teaching Assistant & Tutor, English at Merritt College (Jan 2013 – Jan 2014)

## Skills
Heritage Policy & Governance, Historic Properties Documentation, Postcolonial Spatial Analysis, Archival & Field Research, Cultural Resource Consultation, Community Engagement, Sustainable Design, Project Coordination, Database Management, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, GIS, EmbARK Collections Management

## Projects
- The Construction of Heritage: Spatial Authority and Post-Industrial Geographies: M.A. thesis analyzing how heritage designation functions as an act of governance across three post-industrial sites.
- Performative Power: 17th and 18th Century French Mirrors in Painting and Interior Design: B.A. thesis examining mirrors as instruments of performative power and social technologies.

## Education
- M.A. in Historical and Sustainable Architecture, New York University, GSAS
- B.A. in Art History, Western Washington University
- A.A. in Interior Studies, Bellevue College

## Awards
- Gavin Stamp Award for Best Thesis — New York University (Jan 2026)
- GSAS Masters Fellowship — New York University (Jan 2026)
- GSAS Jill Lever Memorial Tuition Scholarship — New York University (Jan 2026)
- Outstanding Scholar in Art History — Western Washington University (Jan 2025)
- Merit Award for Commercial Design — CIDA (Jan 2020)