Found Projects is an architecture and design studio founded and led by Miaojie Ted Zhang and Veronica Smith. The studio works across public spaces, cultural interiors, residential projects, landscape interventions, and small civic structures in the United States and China. Its work explores how site, structure, material, construction, and everyday use can shape clear and precise architecture. Through focused design, Found Projects seeks to create meaningful spatial, cultural, and public value at multiple scales and contexts.

Miaojie Ted Zhang, AIA is the founder and principal of Found Projects. He is a licensed architect in California and New York and holds a Master of Architecture from UCLA and a Bachelor of Structural Engineering from Tongji University. Drawing on his training in architecture and engineering, Zhang leads the studio’s design direction, project development, material research, technical coordination, and construction process. His work focuses on architecture’s relationship to structure, context, culture, and daily life.

Veronica Smith is a Los Angeles–based architectural designer and co-founder of Found Projects. Educated at Yale and the Harvard GSD, her work spans architecture, interiors, public space, and design research. She has contributed to projects in Los Angeles and China, including Oriole House, Blue Court, Columnating, and Twin Pavilions, with a focus on spatial clarity, material atmosphere, and creating thoughtful spaces for public life.

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