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y a p p ro a c h mo l d s wi t h my e nv i ro nme nt , ha r mo ni zi ng
wit h t h e cu ltu ra l v i m . I a m i nsp i re d by t he wa y a
cu lt u re ’s c h a ra ct e r i st i c st y l e sha p e s arc hi t e ct u re , a r t ,
a n d e nv iro n m e n t a l d e si gn. I l ove t o t ra ve l b e ca u se t he ex p o su re
c h a lle n g e s o u r re la t iv i t y a nd m u l t i p l i e s o u r so u rce s f o r i nsp i ra t i o n.
B y d ive rg in g f ro m t h e p a ra m e t e r s o f o u r p re d o m i na nt d i sp o si t i o ns,
we a llow in s p ira t io n t hro u gh a mo re e nl i ght e ne d a nd l i b e ra l
p e rs p e c t ive . T h e re f o re , I b e l i eve co nne ct i ng wi t h o u r cre a t i ve
co n s c io u s b e g in s w it h t he p ra ct i ce o f ex p l o r i ng. I a m m o t i va t e d
by re p u r p o s in g , re t h inki ng, re cl a i m i ng, a nd re d e f i ni ng.
M y p a la t e in c lu d e s s ha p e s, b a l a nce , co l o r fu l ne u t ra l t o ne s, a nd
p ré c is . I f in d n ove lt y a nd p o l i sh i n a we l l - o r ga ni ze d , t e r se ye t
ro b u s t , d e s ig n . I wo r k f o r t he v i r t u e o f a go o d p re se nt a t i o n. I
wa n t t o p ro t e ct t h e r ight f o r a b o o k t o b e j u d ge d by i t s cove r.
I a m n o t o n l y co n f id e nt t ha t I wi l l f i nd growt h fro m t hi s gra d u a t e
p ro g ra m , b u t I a m a lso exci t e d t o b e p a r t o f t he cu l t u re a nd
t h e d ia lo g u e in a llia nce wi t h my i nt e nt i o n a s a d e si gne r. Fo u r
ye a rs a g o , I wro t e S C A D i n my f i ve ye a r p l an, ro ma nt i ci zi ng an
e d u c a t io n p e rs o n a liz e d f o r d e si gne r s. Thi s i s no t a st a r t i ng p o i nt ,
it ’s my s lin g s h o t : a n o p p o r t u ni t y t o no t j u st cre a t e , b u t t o exce l .
I b e lo n g in t h is c o m m u ni t y, i n t he co m p a ny o f mi nd fu l , cre a t i ve ,
a n d f o r wa rd - t h in k in g de si gn.