Architecture is art that expresses one's ideas or beliefs about space. It affects all aspects of our lives because it is all around us from our homes to our churches. It is also something that affects us emotionally, whether it be opening up a new business or rebuilding a ruined home. My inspiration is everyday life - when I walk down the block or if Iʼm in a car and I look over at the skyline. It is just so amazing to me how ideas go form being on paper to model to the real thing. The process is incredible. I love seeing how architecture is so different around the world. The designs adapt to the culture and it is so interesting to see the change between various states and countries.

The utopian housing project was a project where we had to design a temporary housing unit for refugees, which would be easy for them to put up and to bring down. This project was hard for me because I wasn't sure how I would make a livable space that would be easy to put up and bring down. I came up with the collapsible spiral design after making several failed models of another idea that lead me to this one. It would be put up by the push a button and would be able to come down by pull of a string. The materials that would be used are nylon fabric for the outside and some type of thin flexible metal for the inside frame. The opening at the top would be covered by a clear plastic so that natural light comes in. My housing unit would also come with a lamp and swing, the swing being a sort of community space for the family.