Kati Rubinyi is project director of the Car Future Group and the founder of the non-profit Civic Projects Foundation. Civic Projects initiates and develops creative public benefit projects, experimenting with new approaches that combine planning and design. Rubinyi did innovative work for The Planning Center, a consulting firm in Orange County, California, and previously was an instructor in architectural history and design studio. This followed years with architecture firms, working mostly on institutional buildings. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Rubinyi has a B.A. in philosophy and a B.Arch. degree in professional architecture. She received architectural registration in 1998 before… moving to Southern California to pursue an M.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design?s graduate fine art program.