Susan Nwankpa has a varied background in design, including experience with commercial, educational, civic, entertainment and residential projects in New York, California, and overseas. She earned her BA Political Science from Columbia University, Columbia College, in 2003. She was Candidate for M.S. in Interior Design at Pratt Institute from 2003-2005, and earned her MArch I at UCLA, School of Architecture & Urban Design in 2009. Prior to joining Belzberg Architects, Susan was involved with several large scale water feature projects as well as commercial and hotel projects in Shanghai and San Francisco.