Architecture is crucial to our future lives because it is a collective means to solving significant climatic and systemic issues. What pulls me to architecture? It is an opportunity to express compassion - towards both human and material instincts - on a level that can fundamentally change the way we live.

Architecture is an opportunity. I see it as a unique privilege, to organize extraordinary priorities in-relation to ordinary considerations. Whether it be archi-tectonic, environmental, or social - an ‘architectural’ process seeks to balance relationships between elements over time and space.

This process of consideration and assembly is important. The resulting organization of parts - whether it be architectural or not - represents a series of compromises. I believe architecture is merely a reflection of different priorities fitting together. 

Situating public priorities is a responsibility with great consequence. Agency in the any design process is imperative; seemingly small decisions can affect immense change in large communities, natural habitats, or building systems. Most critical in this pursuit, is the inclusion of community input in design decisions. Our collective responsibility as designers is not to make decisions for, rather make compromises with.

Sustainability in architecture means inclusion on a myriad of scales. Sustainability needs to be understood as a mode of operation, a frame of mind. Orchestrating complex social, structural, and environmental conditions requires deep systematic thinking. This framework cares for one another, cares for where we all live, considers how all our decisions will interact in the future and affect generations to come.

I am a self-disciplined, compassionate worker that responds well to feedback but stays true to their creative instincts. I can spend long hours working on various detailed tasks. I live to learn new skills. I find teaching myself and others new skills to be very gratifying and believe I can bring a lot of positivity to a team. I have work experience in both managerial and academic environments. I lead by example and believe that hard work works hard. I’m very approachable and exceptionally driven. I admire hard work and dedication to a craft. I have consistently proven that no matter the learning curve, I can get the job done. 

My work-ethic and flexible-routine has taught me to navigate stress, manage workloads, and subdivide learning curves into workable parts. I learn most greatly from past mistakes and failures, believing in a path to success despite adverse or ‘unprecedented’ conditions.