Many of my childhood memories involve my early fascination with buildings. I was curious about the tools of architectural drawings, as well as with the drawings themselves, and started sketching buildings at a very young age. Like many other architects I spent many long hours building with Lego and other construction toys. My passion grew from there.
Re-designing the firm for maximum social impact is what I’m most passionate about. There’s tension and unexpected sparks of creativity that come when you intersect design disciplines. I’m excited by the potential of that, so I’m constantly preoccupied by wondering how we can be in this space more often.
That’s the path hcma is exploring, and I don’t think we’d be doing it if we didn’t believe it would result in unique and powerful solutions.
I care passionately about civic life. I’m inspired by the joys of being in an active urban environment, and being part of a community. I believe good architecture is key to that in many ways, but central to this is the positive social engagement in can create. If our communities are to face the challenges of the future, they really depend on this.
One of the big challenges is shifting a long standing and mature profession to meet the needs of the future. Our systems and methods have developed over centuries, and our role is changing faster than our systems are designed to allow.
The way that construction projects are delivered is changing and our role within those specific processes is evolving. Moving forward, our skills at facilitating community discussions and in the process helping our communities reach consensus around challenging issues is so important. We need to keep exploring ways to inviting voices into the process.
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