Editing
Skills
I have been involved in all aspects of editorial work, from acquiring titles to developmental editing to copy editing to managing design and production. With my broad experience in illustrated books, I edit projects from inception though publication.
Clients
I have worked as editorial director for Princeton Architectural Press, head of publications for the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and editor for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Additional clients include ORO Editions, Phaidon Press, Urban Land Institute, Monacelli Press, Linden Publishing, OR Books, and McGill-Queens University Press.
Awards
My books have won citations from the American Institute of Architects, the American Library Association, the Association of Art Museum Curators, the Independent Publisher Book Awards, the Publishing Professionals Network, the USITT Golden Pen Award, the Winterset Award, and the American Alliance of Museums, among others.
Books Edited
178 and counting
Benda, Camille with Gwyneth Conaway. Bending the Rules: Fashion Beyond the Binary. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, forthcoming.
Dimova, Polina. At the Crossroads of the Senses: The Synaesthetic Metaphor Across the Arts in European Modernism. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2025.
Castro, Maria and Shana Lopes. 2024 SECA Art Award: Rose D’Amato, Angela Hennessy, Rupy C. Tut. San Francisco: SFMOMA, 2024.
Ford, Alan, Kate Mraw, and Besty del Monte. Creating the Regenerative School. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2024.
Rose, Julian. Architects on the Art Museum. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2024.
Peter Vincent Architects. Island Homes: Casual Elegance in Design. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2024.
James Biber, The Architect and Designer Birthday Book. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2024.
Clark, Valorie Castellanos. Unruly Figures: Twenty Tales of Rebels, Rulebreakers, and Revolutionaries You've (Probably) Never Heard Of. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2024.
Peart, Darrell. The Artisan Furnituremaker: A Creative Survival Guide. Fresno: Linden Publishing, 2023.
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Practice with Purpose: A Guide to Mission-Driven Design. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2023.
Young Projects. Figure—Cast—Frame. New York: Monacelli Press, 2022.
Dahler, Don. Fearless: Harriet Quimby, A Life without Limit. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2022.
Dreyfuss + Blackford: Seventy Years. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2022.
Stowe, Doug. The Wisdom of Our Hands: Craft and the Mastery of Workmanship. Fresno: Linden Publishing, 2022.
Sullivan, Stephen. Architecture as Art: The Work of Stephen Sullivan. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2022.
May, Chris and Mike Cidoni Lennox. Carpenters: The Musical Legacy. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Levit, Briar. Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Golub, Jennifer. Russel and Mary Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Steinhardt, Nancy. 100 Years of Architecture in China, 1921–2021. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2021.
Soules, Matthew. Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin: Architecture and Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century. Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Heim, David. Saws, Planes, and Scorps: Exceptional Woodworking Tools and Their Makers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Araujo, Ana. No Compromise: The Work of Florence Knoll. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2021.
Chen, Abby, editor. Zheng Chongbin: I Look for the Sky. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2020.
Folio: The Elements of Design. Novato, CA: ORO Editions, 2020.
Lupton, Ellen. Herbert Bayer: Inspiration and Process in Design. New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Moleskine Books/Princeton Architectural Press, 2020.
Steven Holl: Inspiration and Process in Design. New York: Moleskine Books/Princeton Architectural Press, 2020.
Glaser, Milton. Sketch & Finish: The Journey from Here to There. New York: Moleskine Books/Princeton Architectural Press, 2020.
Han, Hyonjeong Kim, editor. Likeness and Legacy in Korean Portraiture. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2020.
Heller, Steven. Seymour Chwast: Inspiration and Process in Design. New York: Moleskine Books/Princeton Architectural Press, 2020.
Oen, Karin G. and Clare Jacobson, eds. teamLab: Continuity. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2020.
Johnson, Mark Dean and Fan Jeremy Zhang, Chang Dai-chien: Painting from Heart to Hand. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2019.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Collection Highlights. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2018.
Adamjee, Qamar, Jeffrey Durham, and Karin G. Oen. Divine Bodies: Sacred Imagery in Asian Art. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2018.
Han, Hyonjeong Kim, ed. Couture Korea. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2017.
Morishima, Yuki and Rie Nii, eds. Kimono Refashioned: Japan’s Impact on International Fashion. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2018.
Chan, Dany. Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Asian Art. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2017.
Xu, Jay, ed. Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China’s Han Dynasty. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2017.
McGill, Forrest, ed. The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2016.
Moura Carvalho, Pedro, ed. Collected Letters: An Installation by Liu Jianhua. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2016.
Xu, Jay and He Li, eds. Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2016.
Reichle, Natasha, ed. China at the Center: Ricci and Verbiest World Maps. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2016.
Ten Principles for Urban Regeneration: Making Shanghai a Better City. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2014.
Czerniak, Julia, editor. Formerly Urban: Projecting Rustbelt Futures. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2013.
The Design Book. London: Phaidon Press, 2013.
Cohen, Jean-Luis. The Future of Architecture Since 1889: A Worldwide History. London: Phaidon Press, 2012.
Hall, William, editor. Concrete. London: Phaidon Press, 2012.
Park, Steven. Le Corbusier Redrawn. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012.
Tully, Peggy, editor. From the Ground Up: Innovative Green Homes. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012.
Curtan, Patricia. Menus for Chez Penisse: The Art and Letterpress of Patricia Curtan. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2011.
Island6 Catalog 2011. Kirkby Stephen, UK: FoldPress, 2011.
Mellin, Robert. Newfoundland Modern: Architecture in the Smallwood Years, 1949–1972. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 2011.
Finkelstein, Norman G. This Time We Went Too Far. New York: OR Books, 2010.
Lehmann, Chris. Rich People Things. New York: OR Books, 2010.
Alesina, Inna and Ellen Lupton. Exploring Materials: Creative Design for Everyday Objects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
Bingaman-Burt, Kate. Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today? New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
Harmon, Katharine. The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
Kuth, Byron and Elizabeth Ranieri. Kuth/Ranieri Architects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
Kriken, John Lund. City Building: Nine Principles for the Twenty-First Century. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
Blechman, Nicholas. Forecast. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Campanella, Thomas J. The Concrete Dragon: China’s Urban Revolution and What It Means for the World. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Heiferman, Marvin. Now Is Then: Snapshots from the Maresca Collection. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Levine, Faythe and Cortney Heimerl. Handmade Nation. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Lupton, Ellen. Graphic Design: The New Basics. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Lupton, Ellen. Indie Publishing. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Poletti, Therese. Art Deco San Francisco. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Siegal, Jennifer. More Mobile. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Williamson, Kate T. At a Crossroads: Between a Rock and My Parents’ Place. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Hung, Shu and Joseph Magliaro. By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.
Lupton, Ellen. D.I.Y. Kids. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.
Pasternak, Anne. Creative Time: The Book, 33 Years of Public Art in New York City. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.
Romero, Fernando and LAR. Hyperborder: The Contemporary U.S.–Mexico Border. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.
Blackstock, Gregory L. Blackstock’s Collections: The Drawings of an Artistic Savant. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Dowd, D. B. and Todd Hignite. Strips, Toons, and Bluesies: Essays in Comics and Culture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Ilf, Ilya and Evgeny Petrov. Ilf and Petrov’s American Road Trip: The 1935 Travelogue of Two Soviet Writers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Marpillero, Sandro. James Carpenter: Environmental Refractions. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Ryan, Zoë. The Good Life: New Public Spaces for Recreation. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Schlesinger, Toni. Five Flights Up and Other New York Apartment Stories. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Wasserman, Krystyna. The Book as Art: Artists’ Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Williamson, Kate T. A Year in Japan. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Ambroziak, Brian M. Michael Graves: Images of a Grand Tour. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Blechman, Nicholas and Christoph Niemann. 100% Evil. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Dean, Andrea Oppenheimer and Timothy Hursley. Proceed and Be Bold: Rural Studio After Samuel Mockbee. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Nash, Eric P. Manhattan Skyscrapers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Stahl, Julie Müller. Dish: International Design for the Home. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Tsypin, George. George Tsypin Opera Factory: Building in the Black Void. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Blechman, Nicholas, ed. Empire.
Hansen, Thomas. Classic Book Jackets: The Design Legacy of George Salter. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
Hauer, Erwin. Erwin Hauer: Continua, Architectural Screens and Walls. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
Peyré, Yves and H. George Fletcher. Art Deco Bookbindings: The Work of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler.
Venezky, Martin. It Is Beautiful…Then Gone. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
Woods, Lebbeus. The Storm and the Fall. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
Bell, Bryan, ed. Good Deeds, Good Design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Greenberg, Stanley. Waterworks: A Photographic Journey through New York’s Hidden Water System. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Hursley, Timothy. Brothels of Nevada: Candid Views of America’s Legal Sex Industry. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Jacobson, Clare, Hjalti Karlsson, and Jan Wilker. Karlssonwilker Inc.’s Tellmewhy: The First 24 Months of a New York Design Company. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
King, Emily, ed. Designed by Peter Saville. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Mellin, Robert. Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales from a Newfoundland Fishing Village. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Morris, James. Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Roddier, Mireille. Lavoirs: Washhouses of Rural France. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Boym, Constantin. Curious Boym: Design Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Dean, Andrea Oppenheimer and Timothy Hursley. Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Joy, Rick. Rick Joy: Desert Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Livingston, Morna. Steps to Water: The Ancient Stepwells of India. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Payne, Christopher. New York’s Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Schaffner, Ingrid. Salvador Dali’s Dream of Venus: The Surrealist Funhouse from the 1939 World’s Fair. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Siegel, Jennifer. Introduction by Andrei Codrescu. Mobile: The Art of Portable Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Abramson, Daniel M. Skyscraper Rivals: The AIG Building and the Architecture of Wall Street. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Eggener, Keith L. Luis Barragán’s Gardens of El Pedregal. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks and Robert Wojtowicz, eds. Frank Lloyd Wright and Lewis Mumford: Thirty Years of Correspondence. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Reisley, Roland, with John Timpane. Usonia, New York: Building a Community with Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Richter, Dagmar. XYZ: The Architecture of Dagmar Richter. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Schnadelbach, R. Terry. Ferruccio Vitale: Landscape Architect of the Country Place Era. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Spector, Tom. The Ethical Architect: The Dilemma of Contemporary Practice. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Vergara, Camilo. Twin Towers Remembered. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.
Chermayeff, Ivan et al. TM: Trademarks Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Holl, Steven. Parallax. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Solomon, Susan G. Louis I. Kahn’s Trenton Jewish Community Center. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Thomas, George E. William L. Price: Arts and Crafts to Modern Design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Vaccarino, Rossana, ed. Roberto Burle Marx: Landscapes Reflected. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Weiss, Marion and Michael A. Manfredi. With a preface by Terence Riley and an introduction by Mark Robbins. Site Specific: The Work of Weiss/Manfredi Architects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Ambroziak, Brian M. and Jeffrey R. Ambroziak. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Infinite Perspectives: Two Thousand Years of Three-Dimensional Mapmaking. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Denari, Neil M. Gyroscopic Horizons. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Holl, Steven. The Chapel of St. Ignatius. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Marras, Amerigo, ed. ECO-TEC: Architecture of the In-Between. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Reiter, Wellington. Vessels & Fields. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Saunders, William S., ed., Daniel Urban Kiley: The Early Gardens. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Teyssot, Georges, ed. The American Lawn. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Willis, Daniel. The Emerald City and Other Essays of the Architectural Imagination. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
Golub, Jennifer. Albert Frey Houses 1+2. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Hays, K. Michael, ed. Oppositions Reader. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Kopelow, Gerry. How to Photograph Buildings and Interiors. Expanded edition. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Pamphlet Architecture 1–10. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Saunders, William S., ed. Richard Haag: Bloedel Reserve and Gas Works Park. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Takasaki, Masaharu. Takasaki Masaharu: An Architecture of Cosmology. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Weiss, Allen S. Unnatural Horizons: Paradox and Contradiction in Landscape Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Wise, Michael Z. Capital Dilemma: Germany’s Search for a New Architecture of Democracy. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Wojtowicz, Robert. Sidewalk Critic: Lewis Mumford’s Writings on New York. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Ellin, Nan, ed. Architecture of Fear. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.
Lang, Peter and Tam Miller, eds. Suburban Discipline. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.
Maki, Fumihiko. Fumihiko Maki: Buildings and Projects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.
Nalbantoglu, Gülsüm Baydar and Wong Chong Thai. Postcolonial Space(s). New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.
Woods, Lebbeus. Radical Reconstruction. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997.
Cadwell, Mike. Small Buildings. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Holl, Steven. Intertwining. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Rispa, Raúl. Barragán: The Complete Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Silver, Michael. Reading Drawing Building. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Smith, G. E. Kidder. Source Book of American Architecture: 500 Notable Buildings from the 10th Century to the Present. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Thomas, George E. et al. Frank Furness: The Complete Works. Rev. ed. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996.
Bognar, Botond. The Japan Guide. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995.
Hays, K. Michael. Unprecedented Realism: The Architecture of Machado and Silvetti. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995.
Lang, Peter, ed. Mortal City. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995.
Re: American Dream: Six Urban Housing Prototypes for Los Angeles. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995.
Weiss, Allen S. Mirrors of Infinity: The French Formal Garden and 17th-Century Metaphysics. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995.
Martin, Elizabeth, ed. Architecture as a Translation of Music. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1994.
Virilio, Paul. Bunker Archeology. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1994.
Boigon, Brian, ed. Culture Lab 1. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Boyce, Robert. Keck & Keck. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Kaplan, Ken and Ted Krueger. Mosquitoes: A Handbook for Survival. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Kopelow, Gerry. How to Photograph Buildings and Interiors. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Pichler, Walter. Walter Pichler: Drawings Sculpture Buildings. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Woods, Lebbeus. War and Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1993.
Polyzoides, Stefanos et al. Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1992.
Robbins, Mark. Angles of Incidence. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1992.
Whiting, Sarah et al., eds., Fetish. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1992.
Bertomen, Michele. Transmission Towers on the Long Island Expressway: A Study of the Language of Form. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Holl, Steven. Edge of a City. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Kahn, Andrea, ed. Drawing Building Text. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
McCarter, Robert. Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer on Architectural Principles. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Nesbitt, Lois E. Brodsky & Utkin. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Thomas, George E. et al. Frank Furness: The Complete Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Travis, Jack. African American Architects in Current Practice. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991.
Aida, Takefumi. Takefumi Aida: Buildings and Projects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990.
Hays, K. Michael and Carol Burns, eds. Thinking the Present: Recent American Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990.
RIEA: The First Conference. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990.
Wright, Gwendolyn and Janet Parks, eds. The History of History in American Schools of Architecture, 1865–1975. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990.
Fitoussi, Brigitte. Showrooms. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989.
Holl, Steven. Anchoring. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989.
Woods, Lebbeus. OneFiveFour. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1989.