I want to use architecture to make people aware of the forces at work around them. In the process, I hope to make people more conscious of how they interact with the forces that shape our world. The goal is to make people more reflective and responsible.

 

Architecture is the product of many forces---economics, society, politics---bringing matter together at a particular point in time and space.  In that sense, it is an artifact that has much to teach us about the past. 

 

Architecture is an embodied experience that allows us to physically sense the impact of these forces. In that sense, it is a moment that helps us understand the present. 

 

Architecture is also a question. Do you like what you see? How you feel? The systems  that produced this place, this moment? In that sense, it is also a decision to make about the future.  

 

It’s important to ask these questions, because what we make affects how we think. And how we think impacts what we make. It's a cyclical process. 

 

We engage with this process wherever we are, with every step, with every car ride, with every purchase. However, most of the time we don’t hear the questions the built environment is asking. 

 

My goal is to make architecture that makes people hear the questions. I want to create architecture that makes its origins explicit. I want to create architecture that makes people take a second look, to connect the dots, to assess their feelings, and wonder how to respond. 

 

A good design will raise people’s awareness while there. A better design will leave them more aware everywhere they go.