Found Projects is a Los Angeles-based architecture and design studio founded by Veronica Smith and Ted Zhang. Our practice evolved from building an archive of projects that influenced us, to sharing each other’s work, to eventually collaborating on built work. Our approach is formally and tectonically driven and influenced by our respective backgrounds.

Veronica Weber Smith was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Yale University and Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. 

Miaojie Ted Zhang is from northwestern China. He received a Bachelor of Structural Engineering from Tongji University in Shanghai and a Master of Architecture from University of California Los Angeles.  

For inquiries, please send us an email at veronica@found-projects.com, ted@found-projects.com.