People
Amy McCannEveryone is really passionate about good architecture and we always strive to prioritize our projects. It's an entrepreneurial environment - if there’s something you’re interested in pursuing or cultivating within the office, it’s supported and encouraged.
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Rachel Hoogland
Architectural Intern
Hometown:
Berthoud, Colorado
Where do you go to school?
Drury University
What project(s) are you working on at SAR+?
Deer Valley Ski Rail Workforce Housing
What’s your favorite building in the world and why?
Centre Pompidou in Paris, France – It’s playful, spatially dynamic, functional, and creates an engaging urban space.
What brought you to architecture?
I’ve always loved art, but I enjoy math and science as well. I knew I wanted to do something both logical and creative, and architecture seemed like a way to unite these objectives while having a positive impact on my community. Also, I was a Lego kid, so I’ll let you draw your own conclusions…
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is..
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” – Vonnegut
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
…teleportation or telekinesis
Go-to vacation spot?
The southwest of France
Choose a movie title for the story of your life:
The Sheep Farmer’s Daughter
What was your first job?
I was a baker at a little bakery in my hometown.
If you weren’t an architect, what would you be?
I would be a linguist or an epistemologist.
When I’m not working, I’m…
..reading, playing guitar, making art, hiking, playing chess, or killing my plants
Hidden talent?
I can speak conversational Mandarin, and I’m double-majoring in philosophy.
What are three things on your bucket list?
Designing my own house, hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, and writing a book
If you could only eat one genre of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Indian food – I think I could live on garlic naan alone.
If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Noam Chomsky or Daniel Dennett
Student at Drury University, Master of Architecture
