Nima

"It was a lot of like late nights and even nighters and I realized it was for me because I was excited and happy throughout that entire process"

"the role really changes between teams, but even within the same team, it kind of changes day to day."

"It's fairly dynamic and that's why I wanted to go into this profession."

"I actually have not really met a successful architect who isn't really intense about their discipline."

"But there's also just a lot of value for me by being able to fire on all cylinders when there's a lot of challenges put in my way."

"It's managing my own time to make sure that I'm giving it my all and giving the attention that's deserved for each of them."

"The end product being something material that may live beyond me and be accessible for people down the road is a powerful feeling."

"The really successful ones find a way to do both [being personable and intense], and to take the projects further in that way."

"it's a rather intense field. Like there's not many practices that are the clean 40 hour work week."

"It's a field that rewards you less at the entry level and much more as you gain knowledge and go into the later career."

"there's almost always a way forward"

"I didn't know what I wanted to be, so I was like, oh, I'm gonna just be curious about a lot of different things."

"The biggest piece that they cared about was education as an investment in yourself."