Erin Porter

I’m an architect and placemaker, and I’m most interested in how people actually move through, use, and remember a space. That has meant rethinking the dealership experience for Audi and Lincoln, turning a downtown Detroit parking lot into a seasonal public space that welcomed more than 240,000 visitors, and creating an interactive installation where people could text with trees, each with its own personality.

I’ve spent two decades working across retail, civic, cultural, and nonprofit projects. My focus is spatial storytelling, multisensory design, and technology that gives people a more active role in the experience.