Jon McLinden is a designer, researcher, and aspiring architect focused on housing systems, community development, and alternative models of habitation.

His work examines the intersection of policy, design, and place-making through research on cottage clusters, floating-home communities, and water-based urbanism.

Drawing from a background in Industrial Design and graduate architectural study, he combines spatial analysis, mapping, and design research to investigate how architecture can support affordability, resilience, and social cohesion.

His current projects explore middle-housing development in Oregon and the regulatory frameworks that influence emerging forms of community-based living.