Liza is a Harvard-trained architect, bringing systematic spatial thinking to digital product design. She was shaped by exceptional mentors - serving as Teaching Assistant to Jeanne Gang, the most influential female architect of our time, and completing her graduate thesis under Krzysztof Wodiczko, recipient of the Hiroshima Art Prize. Now, as faculty at Carnegie Mellon's School of Architecture, she carries this legacy forward to young designers.
Boffi has contributed to many award-winning projects at globally and locally renowned design firms, including Ikon 5 Architects (#7 of 'Best Architecture and Design Firms in New York' - Architizer.com), 1100 Architect (#7 of 'Best Residential Design Firms in New York City' - NYC Architects), and Moss Architects (PA 2024 'Firm of the Year' - AIA Pennsylvania). Each has deepened her design expertise in translating complex client needs into elegant spatial solutions.
Finding endless inspiration in the natural world, Liza creates intimate botanical watercolor studies that reveal the hidden architecture of plants. Her original paintings range from unfurling dahlias to delicate studies of fleeting moments - like a bee perching on a sprig of lavender.
See Case StudyHer Etsy shop, Water & Leaf | LB features original botanical watercolors that transform careful observation into emotive art. Each signed piece invites viewers to pause and appreciate nature's intricate designs.
Etsy ShopLiza writes about the intersection of architecture and design, exploring how our physical and digital environments shape human experience and resilience.
Her recent work investigates how architectural principles of space, interaction, and flow can be applied to create more intuitive and engaging digital products, how physical space can be an active agent in wellbeing, and how design can celebrate and promote environmental stewardship.
