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Carrie Kramer Associate AIA
"Alone we are one drop.
Together we are an ocean."
-Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Greetings! Thank you for visiting my site.
The first and most important thing to know “about me” is that I love to create.
Designing, drawing, sketching, modeling, writing, visioning, strategizing, and so on…
However, what I both enjoy and revere most about the practice of architecture, is the complexity and essential function of the task. To witness the interplay of space, form, and function with human experience and its engagement with nature is indeed phenomenal. A process for which I feel privileged to take part in.
Furthermore, I hold the belief that within each design task exists a unique opportunity to activate the built environment within its context, infusing the experience of the inhabitants with an architecture that speaks to the essence of its place and time.
Therefore, it is logical to look to biological forms, systems and materials to inform the design process, with the assumption that these images would evoke a positive response from inhabitants.
As such, the following collection of selected projects exhibit concept drivers deeply rooted in natural forms and sustainable concepts with the objective to carry these themes throughout the design and detailing of the landscape, exterior envelope and interior spaces of each project.
Lastly, yet certainly not least to mention, is the team aspect of the professional projects presented in this collection of work. I owe a debt of gratitude to the mentors, professional colleagues, and educators who’ve taught me to seek creative solutions with enthusiasm, an open mind, curiosity, and willingness to value collective goals over individual ones. These projects exhibit the achievements of those collective goals. Where relevant, I’ve noted my individual role within the team structure.
Thank you for your time and interest, I hope to speak with you soon.
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Pictured: Yanghe Global Headquarters - Canopy of Dreams (U+ Design Partners)