Sara Dean's work considers the implications of digital methodologies on social and environmental justice and urban environments. She currently works in Research and Development at Blu Homes. She is also the co-director of anexact office with Etienne Turpin. Sara’s background straddles architecture and communication design; she has a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Design Research (MSc.Arch), both from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University.

She has taught at the College for Creative Studies (Detroit, MI) and at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (Ann Arbor, MI). Her work has recently been exhibited in Asia, Europe, Canada, and in the U.S.