Phillip Zawarus provides knowledge and expertise in the field of landscape architecture analysis, synthesis, and design through performative metrics and dynamic visualizations of qualitative and quantitative information. Zawarus uses advanced computational modeling and fabrication methods to evaluate and visualize desert ecosystem services for strategic development and communication of social and environmental design. He integrates research, design, and visual communication of complex ecological systems within the built environment to develop responsive approaches for sensitive arid conditions in the Mojave Desert.