Emmanuel Gee, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD

As a versatile architect and designer, my interests in design have always surrounded the user and human body and how we interact with one another. Understanding design in both the micro and macro scale allows me to better understand the relationship between the user and the component. They are not a set of individual and independent elements, but rather a system of interconnected parts which inform one another. I see the individual or user in design as the “constant” for interaction, which gives purpose to the end product. Whether the human body interacts with the physical or the natural environment, it is necessary to focus on how we as individuals occupy and/or transform space. We should be conscious of our natural, urban, & socio-economic context and design sustainably and environmentally to produce beautiful performance driven projects.