I believe that architecture is a cultural tool. A process forged from human need. It is a means of understanding relationships between one another and also between ourselves and the world. It is not limited to shelter, it does not answer a single problem. But it is malleable and has numerous applications. Architecture is a journey with many ends, each destination, a possible solution to a wide array of socially defined obstacles.

I believe in an architecture that is fun. I believe that design should seek to make the most of the people who engage it, encouraging people to come together, inspiring people to live life to the fullest degree. I believe that architecture has a voice. It has the power to make a statement. I believe in an architecture that is unique and exciting, an architecture that is not normative or predictable. It is not standardized, but specific to a people and problem posed. I believe in an architecture that has a conscience. It can strengthen and reveal the good, and seek to shade or transform that which is not. I believe that architecture is an experience. It should impact people. It should have people notice things they may not have noticed otherwise: the smile of a passerby, the vastness of a canyon, or the beauty of a single ray of light. I believe that architecture is a reflection of the way we see the world. People often view the world from within their built forms. And it is here that, lastly, I see architecture as a responsibility. A responsibility to frame that which has been created to the best of my ability in a way that pleases the creator of it all, my Lord Jesus Christ.