Lego model of our house

Alex designed this lego model of our house as a birthday gift for Jay in 2017, including creating a custom book of build instructions, then they built the model together.

Lego model of Thai Wat

Alex designed and built this lego model of a Thai style wat (buddhist temple) after we spent some time in Thailand as a family in 2018.

Notebook drawings

Coming Full Circle

A three-page urban design presentation proposing a reimagined Embarcadero in San Francisco, created with Monica Prince, Ronald Dang, and Oliver Plath.

Monadnock video

Alex took the class "Introduction to Architectural History: 1400 to the Present" at Northwestern and chose to produce a video essay on the Monadnock Building. The video won the department’s annual Warnock Prize for Art Historical Writing, which recognizes outstanding work in an introductory-level course. From the instructor of the course: "I have told anyone who will listen about the brilliance of this video. I’ve only known Alex a short time, but among the many insights and rigor of her narrated essay is a clear passion for her subject and an evident joy in plumbing its mysteries."

"Nocturne" sheet music artwork

Alex created a series of these whimsical overlay drawings on sheet music for gifts to family members and friends over the years.

Bites Ride

A series of gifts to Kim for birthdays/Christmas. This one was scheduled for June 2025 and was an ambitious itinerary for both its mileage and the sheer number of food stops along the way. Alex and Kim both found joy in bike riding, and eating.

Pax Atomica

A board game Alex created for a class project at Northwestern. The objective of the game is to prevent nuclear war.

Alex's first movie

As a kid, Alex loved making stop-motion lego movies. This is first documented video she created.

CAC lego build creations

A series of clever architecturally inspired lego designs created by Alex over the years at the Chicago Architecture Center.