I grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota in a wonderful family of five.  I have a love for travel, designing and cooking but overall, I need to be creating at all times.  I see life as an adventure and hope to be on a constant discovery, learning as much as I can.



My design process is focused on learning by doing. Chuck Close, painter and photographer said, “Inspiration is for amateurs… All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself.” Through doing, we awaken an embodied creativity - one that engages our memory and imagination.  Physical involvement with our creations and designs is necessary for powerful architecture.



Through a sensual perception with the world, we allow ourselves to re-kindle a “child-like” sense of wonder.  Architecture is the invitation to question existing spaces and concepts, allowing us to unlearn or relearn the things we have come to accept.



The goal for my architectural designs is that it will engage all senses, therefore allowing us to lend ourselves in a full-body experience. Architecture is created from the body, for the body.  It engages us with the world.