Although Liz studied art history at Bates College and U.T. Austin, a brief summer archaeology course in Belize began her sustained interest in how buildings relate to their sites and broader environments. This interest in building met with a desire to enter the more creative world of design while working at the M.I.T. Media Lab. For her the design process is infused with inspiration from contemporary artists and a desire to integrate buildings into larger systems of culture, nature and the urban environment. While studying for her Masters in Architecture at M.I.T., she focused on these relationships in international urban contexts, working with local students on separate study trips on housing and urban design in Kyoto, Japan, Shanghai and Beijing, China. At Epstein Joslin Architects, she brings these interests to site-specific sustainable strategies.