Danny Phillips is a Landscape and Public Interest Designer born from Bolivia and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. They have a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BLA) from Colorado State University and is a Social, Economic, Environmental Design Accredited Professional (SEED AP). The SEED Network was established in 2005 by Harvard Architect, Bryan Bell, founder of Design Corps (1991), an architectural Non-Profit where Danny is currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA as a Design Corps Fellow.

They have worked on various Public Interest Design Projects derived from Professor Bryan Bell’s Design Incubation Studio at North Carolina State University (NCSU). These initiatives include an Unhoused Youth Community Housing project and two collaborated works with the Governor Morehead School for the Blind – a wayfinding and play space project. To provide advocacy, Danny has also helped co-organize a Public Interest Design Institute highlighting issues concerning First Nations Communities (the Indigenous Public Interest Design Institute). Aligning with Design Corps’ mission for education, Danny has provided aid for Prism Design Lab’s in-person workshops and NCSU’s FreedomxDesign Student Organization as well.