Jenny Werbell studied Anthropology at Haverford College and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2004. She attended Parsons the New School for Design and graduated with two Master’s degrees in Lighting Design and Interior Design, focusing on daylighting and the relationship between people and architectural space.
While attending Parsons, Jenny worked on a Curatorial Workshop in Cambodia and interned at Pamplemousse Design and ICrave Design. Today, she works for BuroHappold Engineering in New York City as a lighting designer.

Nested Neighborhood
This thesis uses principles of adaptive reuse to activate the interior of a building with neighborhood longevity so that it can become an agent of change for its local ecology. Essential to design is an understanding of the ecology of a project; ecology being the pattern of relations between organisms and their environment, and in this case the three vital organisms are building, place of the building, and people in the building. I am investigating how small interior light interventions can interrupt the routine and pattern of how people relate to their habitat, each other, and ultimately impact an ailing environment around a community in transition. Essential to creating a more energy efficient building is a daylight design, but this thesis posits that the daylight design is the heart that invigorates and connects the residents while bolstering their privacy.