He studied English literature and music composition at Clemson University, architecture and painting at Rice University, and theory and criticism at Harvard University.

He has received a number of design awards, including the Steedman Fellowship in Architecture and the Dinkeloo Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome.

His artwork is exhibited regularly and may be found in the permanent collections of Rice University and the Atlanta High Museum of Art, among others.

He has taught at RISD and the University of Hawai'i.  He currently serves as associate professor with tenure on the faculty of the Georgia Tech College of Architecture, where he leads design studios, theory courses, and seminars on building cultures and the detail.