Favorite Parts of Being an Architect and Partner at Frederick Fisher and Partners
Marisa, a Partner at Frederick Fisher and Partners, finds the most rewarding aspect of her role is the firm's mission of "improving lives through architecture," encompassing clients, colleagues, and communities through higher education and cultural projects. This aligns with Marisa's personal priorities, including a strong commitment to sustainability, ensuring their work benefits, rather than harms, the planet.
Architecture, Sustainability, Higher Education, Collaboration, Community Impact
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Marisa Kurtzman
Architect, Partner
Frederick Fisher and Partners
Wesleyan University, BA 1999
Yale School of Architecture, B.Arch 2006
History, Art History
Architecture, Construction & Design
Creative
Honors Student
Video Highlights
1. The firm's mission is to improve lives through architecture, encompassing clients, employees, and the community.
2. The firm specializes in higher education and cultural projects, suggesting a potential for positive global impact.
3. The firm prioritizes sustainability, focusing on creating buildings that benefit rather than harm the planet.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
My firm is a very unique place, and it starts with our mission: improving lives through architecture. This means improving lives for our clients, obviously, but also for ourselves as people doing hard but satisfying work.
We aim to do this in a way that is pleasant and collaborative. We also focus on improving the lives of our communities.
The firm I work at specializes in higher education and culture work, which I believe has some level of global benefit. This was a priority for me in terms of the type of architecture I wanted to be involved with.
Furthermore, my firm has a very strong sustainability priority. We make sure that the buildings we put on this planet help rather than hurt it.