patricia mou

I'm a designer, writer, and cultural weaver exploring how spaces and social architectures can help us live with more meaning, coherence, and connection. My work lives at the intersection of urban design, civic imagination, and inner-outer transformation. I'm interested in how places (physical, digital, and symbolic) can invite people to pause, reflect, and remember what matters. I often refer to this as designing "mystical commons" or "4th spaces" - public-yet-intimate environments for communal meaning-making, presence, and pluralistic inquiry.

I'm currently exploring this as the co-founder of The Commons↗ and masters student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design studying urban design & philosophy. I also curate digital portals of wonder through my newsletter, rabbit holes.