Julia Casey

Interior Design

Hometown

Boulder County, CO

Education

Cal Poly Pomona, Master of Interior Architecture, 2024

University of Colorado, Bachelor of Environmental Design, 2019

What’s your greatest extracurricular passion?

Rock climbing! The problem solving aspect is inspiring because so many approaches can be taken for a single route/problem.

What is your favorite spot in greater Boston?

So far, my favorite spot is Boston’s Long Wharf. Being from land-locked Colorado, I love the sensory experience of being near the ocean.

Emily Brandt

Architecture

Hometown

Bridgewater, NJ

Education

Tulane University, Bachelor of Architecture, 2025

Name a piece of design that lights your heart aflame.

Beautiful lighting conditions!

What do you hope to learn this summer?

I am hoping that I will learn about everything that goes into a project at Sasaki and how a multidisciplinary team works through different design stages and scales.

Juan Jose Perez

Landscape Architecture

Hometown

Lakeland, FL

Education

University of Florida, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, 2024

What inspires you in your work?

People! People’s stories, opinions, feelings, values, memories all inspire my work.

What is at the top of your bucket list?

To visit all 50 US states! Currently, I’m at 39.

Do you have any book recommendations?

A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar.

Julia Jenulis

Civil Engineering

Hometown

Denver, CO

Education

Tufts University, BS Civil Engineering, 2025

What’s your greatest extracurricular passion?

Photography! Especially landscapes/nature.

What is your favorite spot in greater Boston?

Kayaking the Charles next to the Esplanade or the Fenway Victory Gardens.

What is your favorite aspect of life in the Sasaki office?

I love that there is still a culture of being in person at the office.

Jane Cole

Planning

Hometown

Stone Ridge, NY

Education

Columbia University GSAPP, MS Urban Planning, 2025

Skidmore College, BA Art History and Political Science, 2021

Name a piece of design that lights your heart aflame.

My set of Pyrex measuring cups! My grandmother told me that in the early 1980s, a Pyrex product designer introduced the small but profound innovation of detaching the handles at the bottom. This allows them to be stacked for more efficient and satisfying storage.

What do you hope to learn this summer?

I’m excited to learn how Sasaki’s interdisciplinary approach plays out in the office and on project teams.

Teresa Lai

Urban Design

Hometown

Macau

Education

Harvard University GSD, Master of Architecture in Urban Design, 2025

Tongji University, Bachelor of Architecture, 2023

What is your favorite spot in greater Boston?

The Charles River at dusk.

What does Sasaki’s motto, “Better Design, Together” mean to you?

Good designs are born from the interdisciplinary efforts of different teams and companies where boundaries are blurred.

Name a piece of design that lights your heart aflame.

Alejandro Aravena of Elemental–“Half a House,” Quinta Monroy in Chile.

Henry Murray

Marketing and Communications

Hometown

Lawrenceville, NJ

Education

Tufts University, BA International Relations, Minor in Religion, 2025

What inspired you to pursue a position at Sasaki?

Sasaki truly understands and values the role that marketing and communications play in business, and I deeply respect the attention that the firm pays to the language of its brand.

What is your favorite aspect of life in the Sasaki office?

Enjoying the good weather on our awesome roofdeck.