Joel Sanders Architect / MIXdesign, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer and Marketing Coordinator

At Joel Sanders Architect (JSA), a small architecture firm based in New York, I had the unique opportunity to be exposed to all facets of the design process for two years prior to graduate school. Working under the supervision of JSA staff, I established budgets, concepts, interior material palettes, and built-in furniture designs for residential projects and became the coordinator for furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) at the office. Additionally, working on marketing-related tasks such as searching for and preparing requests for proposals (RFPs) and press packages, I developed an understanding of how architects combine text, diagrams and images to express their design concepts to clients. Finally, working directly under Joel Sanders I conducted research and assisted in successfully receiving multiple grants for Stalled!, a Best Practice guidelines manual for all-gender bathrooms and locker rooms, an experience that has allowed me to further explore my interest in architecture as a vehicle of ideology and social justice.