Fingerhood
sarah@scaf.holdings
A critical through-line of my professional journey has been the ability to bring creative, interdisciplinary perspectives into new fields and modalities. I have been involved in fields of architecture, landscape design, art, digital studies, and education. My roles within these fields have varied from researcher, editor, project manager, creative director, teacher, and student.
My current preoccupation with printed matter stems from a deep-seated value for education in all its forms. Ultimately, I see storytelling as a tool to foster access, belonging, and an expanded imaginative capacity to envision change.
B.A. in Media Studies | Concentration in Advocacy & Activism
2018-2022
Summa Cum Laude
Thesis: “Societal Implications of Future Internet Infrastructure: A Critique of Web3”
University of California, Berkeley
College of Environmental Design | Certificate in Landscape Architecture
2022
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
2017
Completed 3-month mountaineering course, earning Medical and Wilderness First Aid certifications (WFA)
Full CV
Axiomatic Editions, an imprint of ORO Editions
2024 - Present
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Arizona, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture (CAPLA)
2025 - Present
Environmental Consultant
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2025- Present
Senior Project Associate
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2022 - 2025
Design, Architecture, and Planning Intern
San Francisco Parks & Recreation Department (SFRPD)
2023
New York, NY | 2024 - Current
San Francisco | 2001 - 2024
Warmest Temp: 80°F
Coldest Temp: 33°F
Featured in 2025 Byline Risk Issue, “The Spirit of Surf”
Speaks Truth to Power
Various locations | 1999 - Present
Youngest of 3 sisters.
Responds Well Under Pressure
Omaha, Nebraska | October 2024
Diagnosed & Fixed My Own Car
Philadelphia, PA | May 2022
1995 Toyota Pick Up
Faulty Mass Air Flow Sensor
Leo Zodiac Placement
San Francisco General Hospital | July 1999
Reimagining Architectural Drawing: Print & Process
Architects & Furniture
Staged: Architecture for Performance, Exhibition, and Fiction
by Kevin Hirth
proofreading, editorial production,
operations
16” x 10” 88 pp
Author Kevin Hirth
Edited by Ashley Simone
Designed by Luke Bulman
Published by Axiomatic Editions
Aug 2023
Drawing Proper/Drawing Improper explores contemporary architectural drawing through 56 works from 28 global practices, revealing the tension between dutiful precision and mischievous experimentation in the design process. These drawings respond to a simple yet provocative prompt: How is the act of architectural drawing dutiful? How can it be mischievous? Left intentionally open-ended, this prompt elicited a wide range of responses, from the highly practical to the whimsical.
by Sarah Fingerhood
writing, design research
Fall 2021
Volume 95, Issue 1
Staged: Architecture for Performance, Exhibition, and Fiction
proof-reading, editorial, operations, production
8.5” x 11” | 160 pp
Edited by Ashley Simone & Neil Spiller
Designed by ArtMedia
Published by Axiomatic Editions
July 2025
Exploring the full spectrum of spatial propositions that architects can bring to staging events, the work featured is theatrical and exuberant and the product of many collaborative architectural voices, including curators, artists, performers, digital intelligences, fabricators, and writers.
Contributors: Peter J Baldwin, Mark Burry, Leah Kelly, Jaffer Kolb, Adrian Hawker, Charles Holland, Owen Hopkins, Elena Manferdini, Eva Menuhin, Mark Morris, Luke Casper Pearson, Bart-Jan Polman, Rahesh Ram, Jessica Reynolds, Stephen Rustow, Ashley Simone, Neil Spiller, Michael Szivos, and Sandra Youkhana
Volume 95, Issue 2
Architects and Furniture
proof-reading, editorial, operations, production
8.5” x 11” | 160 pp
Edited by Ashley Simone & Neil Spiller
Designed by ArtMedia
Published by Axiomatic Editions
September 2025
Furniture augments architect-designed environments, contributing to the holistic ambiance of a space and displaying in microcosm architects’ preoccupations with material palettes, haptic sensitivities, and structural invention. It can take the form of props for commercial purposes, including business meetings and offices, for spaces susceptible to the weather, or for convivial, domestic settings. Whatever the programmatic imperative, architects have contributed in the most aesthetic ways. This issue honors some of the best.
Contributors: Nigel Coates, Johan Deurell, Carrie Eastman, Nick Elias, Todd Gannon, Kiki Goti, Vanessa Grossman, Dimitra Tsachrelia, Sandy Jones, Dean Maltz, Nana Mendes da Rocha, Eoin Shaw, John Szot, and William Richards
Volume 95, Issue 3
Reimaging Architectural Drawing: Print and Process
proof-reading, editorial, operations, production
8.5” x 11” | 160 pp
Guest Editors by Riet Eeckhout, Arnaud Hendrickx, Mark Dorrian
Designed by ArtMedia
Published by Axiomatic Editions
November 2025
Tradition and precedent inspire invention, architectural drawing, and media practice. This issue presents a series of encounters with printed drawings, leading to their transformation and reimagination in a series of new works. Archival media from the John Nichols Printmakers Archive, located at the a83 gallery in New York City, is the foundation for these new inventions by contemporary architects.
Drawings and works by: Bryan Cantley, Nat Chard, Peter Cook, Riet Eeckhout, Arnaud Hendrickx, James Kennedy, CJ Lim, Metis, Shaun Murray, Owen Nichols, Neil Spiller, Smout Allen, Michael Webb, and Michael Young.
Research Assistant to Eoanna Harrison AIA
research & teaching
2023,
AIA East Bay, Oakland, CA
Excerpts from Presentation
Restrooms are the separation between the public sphere and private activities; thus, keeping certain people out of public restrooms serves to also keep them out of the public realm.
This presentation highlighted inclusive public restroom solutions by reviewing the history of public restrooms, design and wayfinding challenges, and best practices. Attendees were urged to deliberate on the importance of involving all key stakeholders, including owners, users, designers, and maintenance crews, from the outset of any public restroom project to ensure the creation of beautiful, resilient, sustainable, and inclusive facilities.