I love towers, but I’m scared of heights. I’m fascinated with old castles and also revel in modern design.

I love to travel and consider my laptop a remote office all over the world. I crunch numbers in my spare time, and also read and hike. I enjoy cooking and try to replicate the dishes I learned from working at Paul Prudhomme’s restaurant, K-Paul’s, in New York City. I’m very organized, but not tidy.

I believe in efficiency and practicality, with a few good splurges on the things that make it all worth it.

With seven years of higher education (Tulane University and the University of Pennsylvania) and nearly 30 years as an architect, my most crucial professional experience has been designing and building my own home.

There’s nothing like living in the garage for a couple of years to make you appreciate every step of the process and to really understand what’s good, what’s bad, and what the hold ups are.