VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT
My education has been as much about learning who I am as a designer as it has been about learning architecture itself. In both BELL Core and studio, I’ve discovered that design begins with presence and listening, not with rushing to answers. This shapes how I see my vocation: I don’t want to force buildings into existence, but to create them in response to people, places, and the quiet guidance of intuition.
My design philosophy is rooted in humility, in knowing that I am not the ultimate creator but a steward. God is the architect of the world, and I believe the best I can do is to reflect a fragment of His order, beauty, and peace. This conviction keeps me attentive to context and careful with responsibility.
Looking ahead, I hope to build a practice that feels more like prayer than production, one that values honesty, peace, and belonging. My vocation is not just to design buildings, but to serve people by making spaces that feel as though they have always belonged to their place. In that sense, architecture is not only a career path, but a way of living out my faith in a slow, attentive, and meaningful way.