John joined OJB’s Solana Beach office in 2022, after having worked in Beijing, Melbourne, and Los Angeles. He graduated from the Royal Melbourne institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Design in Landscape Architecture, and later with a Masters of Social Science in Urban Planning. John strives to create verdant and vibrant places for people, to elevate open spaces as an essential component of human health and happiness, and to leave cities and ecologies better than we found them. In his free time, John is an avid outdoorsman, with interests in camping, sailing, and competing in Ironman triathlons.