Structural Engineering
It all started with LEGO…
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LEGO, wood blocks, dominos, marbles, and train tracks made up my childhood. I quite literally would build with anything I could get my hands on. Therefore, it was no surprise I entered college with engineering in mind. After going through some coursework, I found a soft spot for structural engineering. Looking back at old photos as a child and writing entries from middle school, it’s no surprise I find myself down this path.
Future structural engineer.
Entry from a writing assignment in 6th/7th grade, not knowing that my first job out of college will be “building designer”.
“And the twin archways in the tower, seen from street level, looked like vast vacant windows to the sky. For a child seeing it at night, the tower could have been the dark and mighty work of medieval giants. Where on earth could one see so many stars framed in granite?”
Sketches of some of my favorite structures.
I tend to think that I “paint like an engineer”. I always have a plan, and each brush stroke has a purpose. Sometimes people are surprised when I describe myself as an artist and an engineer because the two are often described as opposites, but both have always been ingrained in me. This page is a reminder for where my childlike wonder and engineering mindset first stemmed from.