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ABOUT

Sofia Gulaid is a Kenyan-Somali and American designer and artist based in Los Angeles.

Currently working at HERE, Sofia has experience in urban design and active transportation planning in Boston and Seattle. She holds a Master in City Planning and a certificate in Urban Design from MIT and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Yale University.

Sofia primarily uses sculpture and cartography to explore spatial histories. Her process centers on listening, collective imagining, and material exploration rather than pursuing a fixed outcome.

Her work has been featured by the City of Redmond, Where Are The Black Designers, the Data Feminism Lab, and in various books and academic articles.