People

Why Architecture?

In 1969, the ancient Pueblo people of Mesa Verde, CO., spoke across seven centuries through the power of architecture to capture the imagination of a 13 year old boy. I left on a family vacation seeking adventure and found, instead, an enduring professional call.

Favorite Quote?

“A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines” – Frank Lloyd Wright

Favorite Books?

Fiction: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Non-fiction: Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
Business: Small Giants by Bo Burlingham
Faith: The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J. M. Nouwen

Favorite work of Architecture:

Le Corbusier’s chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, in Ronchamp

How was your best vacation spent?

Surfing the North Shore of Oahu

Office “Walk-up” Song:

Enter Sandman

What is your favorite day-off activity?

Playing guitar and making music with friends

Why Architecture?

Because it combines two loves of mine: drawing & science

How was your best vacation spent?

Carrying my sleepy 1-month-old daughter through the streets of Paris

What is your favorite day-off activity?

Playing basketball

Why Architecture?

It is an interest in spaces and places, primarily, but I also love the practice of architecture. Every project is a fascinating flow across disciplines, from science and math to art and design – it always keeps you thinking.

How was your best vacation spent?

Any of the vacations spent going to a new city or country with my kids where we learned, together, about different people and the places they inhabit.

Favorite Book?

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neill

And for real escape, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Why LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects?

LEWA specialized in fire station design.

Favorite Book?

Any of the Diskworld series books by Terry Pratchett

What is your favorite day-off activity?

Running a shift down at the rescue squad

Favorite Architect or work of architecture, why?

My favorite architect is Zaha Hadid because she was a visionary in architecture and accomplished so much. In the face of countless men in the profession telling her for 15 years her architecture wouldn’t get built, she managed to achieve her goal of built architecture, even though her paintings and sketches did indeed look like otherworldly, other-dimensional concoctions. My favorite works include paintings London 2066 and Vision for Madrid, and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery and Heydar Aliyev Centre for built work.

How was your best vacation spent?

In my fourth year of college, I went to Germany for an internship, and traveled around Europe for 3 weeks beforehand. I saw multiple countries and took some awesome pictures!

Favorite Place?

Favorite place is hard, but it would probably be Venice. Something about the domes, marble architecture, and steps that recede into the water was fascinating to me. Honorable mentions are Luxembourg and Lucerne.

Favorite Quote?

“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

Favorite Books?

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

What is your favorite day-off activity?

Having a picnic at the park with the kids