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claradykstra@gmail.com
Clara is curious. She seeks to cultivate critical perspectives through her work as a designer and researcher. Trained in architecture with a background in cultural anthropology, her work explores the intersections of urban and social processes through drawing, writing, and animation.

Clara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from UCLA and a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University.

She recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA from NYC. For the past two and half years, she has applied her training as an architect in the field of urban design.

Her skills include creating drawings, animations, and diagrams using the Adobe suite of products, Rhino 3D, CAD, ESRI ArcMap, and 3DS Max.

Her drawings and animations have been published here:

  1. Locations of Justice Series: After Arrest (Urban Omnibus, 2017)
  2. Locations of Justice Series: The People's Court (Urban Omnibus, 2018)
  3. Stalled! Online (Joel Sanders Architects, 2018)