Making cities better

I’ve been interested in urbanism for over a decade now. I like beautiful, walkable, dense cities, and the transit that makes them possible, and I’m particularly interested in sharing lessons from other countries with the Anglosphere.

I’m also studying to be a lawyer, and used to work as a public-sector management consultant. I’m therefore interested in law, state capacity, and in theorising how we can reconceptualise the state so that it is an instrument of progress and abundance.

Overly-ambitious hiker, climber and cook

I’m a fan of cooking unnecessarily complicated recipes, and eating them afterwards. I also like Alpine hiking and bouldering – although I try not to do them at the same time.

I’m good to have on a pub quiz team. If you want to know something niche about architecture, geography or languages, I’m your man.