Director, Nash Baker Architects
I was the kid who always took apart his toys to understand how they worked. So, architecture appealed to me from a young age because it looked like a career which offered ‘grownups’ the opportunity to keep playing with big, complex and creative problems.
I am also dyslexic (as are a lot of architects) and I hoped architecture would complement my strengths in science, art and problem solving and wouldn’t penalise me for my poor spelling and slow reading. It hasn’t always worked out as I envisage as a young boy, but I’ve got no regrets and most days I feel it’s a privilege to be an architect.
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