AC: I’ve always found a lot of joy in designing and drawing and sharing that with others, and when I was in college I studied architecture to expand on that. It was then that I realized that architecture is more than engineering buildings. It’s a chance to create harmonious and nurturing spaces for people to inhabit. It always amazes me how spaces can shape the lives of those within them, and for me, human interaction with spaces and buildings is much more important than the buildings themselves. I always wanted to be an artist, and architecture is just an expansion of that and one that offers stability.
AC: When I first started studying architecture, I took an architecture photography class. Interestingly enough, I seemed to be the only person who included people in my photographs, instead of just the buildings. That’s what really led me to the realization that design doesn’t come to life until people are added.