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Adam Krason
Architect & Principal , ZMM Architects & Engineers
KEN MAGILL
Photo by Jessica Wolfe .
ACCORDING TO ADAM KRASON , architect and principal at ZMM Architects & Engineers , his driving philosophy is summed up in a quote that is often attributed to President Calvin Coolidge : “ Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence . Talent will not ; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent . Genius will not ; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb . Education will not ; the world is full of educated derelicts . Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent . The slogan ‘ Press on ’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race .”
Though he was surely unaware of that quote as a young boy , he has lived it throughout his entire life , beginning with his first job delivering newspapers with his siblings for The Marietta Times in Ohio , where he grew up . As a teen , Krason worked as a lifeguard , and he worked alongside his father as a pharmacy technician at Nelson ' s Drug Store in Belpre , Ohio .
Krason ’ s passion for art , math and science led him to pursue a degree in architecture . He graduated from The Catholic University of America with bachelor ’ s degrees in architecture and civil engineering in May of 1998 .
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