WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
September – October 2020
The Membership Committee asked AIA Brooklyn members to answer 10 questions in order to Get to Know Them Better. Here’s what they had to say!
NEWLY LICENSED:
Ann E. Charleston, AIA NEW MEMBERS:
Ana M. Cajiao, Assoc. AIA Dante Baldassin, Assoc. AIA Loretta Choi, Assoc. AIA Jose A. Cipher, Assoc. AIA John P. Cunningham, AIA Raj S. Deshpande, Assoc. AIA Kevin W. Garcia, Assoc. AIA Zariah T. Griffith, Assoc. AIA Wonne Ickx, Int’l Assoc. AIA Max Isakov, Assoc. AIA Gunes Kurtulan, Assoc. AIA Jaime Leonard, Assoc. AIA Aasiya Maaviah, Assoc. AIA Matthew Mitchell, Assoc. AIA Pablo A. Salcedo, Int’l Assoc. AIA Canan G. Sevim, Assoc. AIA Dann Tollett, Assoc. AIA Dominyka Voelkle, AIA Quinn Waites, Assoc. AIA Hao Zheng, Assoc. AIA
WHAT’S YOUR NAME, WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?
WHAT SOUND OR NOISE DO YOU LOVE?
Daniel Blanc
The sounds of rain, lightning, and thunder!
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION?
Tough question, but I’d say my favorite part of the profession has to be that moment where you solved an issue. The solution is so fruitful it inspires you to tackle bigger challenges; architecture is problem solving after all. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PART ?
My least favorite part is how severely underrepresented or respected designers are that make up this profession. WHAT TURNS YOU ON CREATIVELY, SPIRITUALLY OR EMOTIONALLY?
Creativity what turns me on is seeing other creative individuals produce amazing things; it makes me want to do something too. Spiritually: being in nature surrounded by its sounds and thanking God for His wonderful creation. Emotionally: Well played instrumental music. WHAT PROFESSION OTHER THAN YOUR OWN WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEMPT ?
Well, I always had a love for film, photography, drawing, and graphic design, but it’s hard for me to really imagine doing that outside of it being a hobby. So, I would say Structural Engineering. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE OR SPACE?
I feel like too many people are pressured to have a favorite designer in this profession, but truthful I do not have any. Rather there are projects done by different individuals which I find fascinating.
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WHAT NATURAL GIFT OR MAGIC POWER WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO POSSESS?
Since having the ability to manipulate gravity is highly unrealistic, I would say having the ability to win people over merely by my words. I like to sympathize with others, but it isn’t always easy when they put up a barrier between them and everyone else. IF YOU COULD MEET ANY ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, OR ARTIST (LIVING OR NOT), WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU TALK ABOUT ?
Another tough question, but I’ve always been curious how designers centuries designed and build magnificent pieces of architecture without technology. I know a thing or two about drafting by hand, but it certainly won’t add up to the Florence Cathedral. I’d love to ask someone like Michelangelo if I could just shadow him and watch the whole thing come together. Hopefully time traveling fits the criteria for this question too. Words, through labeling, writing, and reading have power over people’s well-being, physically and mentally. Labels allow people to recognize their feelings, leading them to be more mindful and aware of their emotions. Writing reduces the stress of unspoken pain and reorganizes people’s experiences to bring a greater perspective and understanding. Lastly, research has proved that reading poetry and stories about people’s lives can be therapeutic. According to neuroscientist, Daniel Siegel, “poetry can make people more mindful, enabling them to see themselves and their world in a new light.”
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