Philosophy:
As a designer of the human experience, I seek to maintain a commitment to both thoughtful and functional design. It is the functioning and the beauty of an object which truly satisfies our sense of form as well as defines who we are as a culture.
I instinctively practice sustainable design and believe its true form lies in maintaining what makes life worth living. Sustaining shelter begins with education, understanding, and the refined ability to truly listen to people and the planet. As a female in the design field, I support the ideal that women are integral in defining the humanistic nature of sustainability. It is their nurturing strategies that can be indisputably connected to a focus on the future and the concern for the capacity of the planet.
A native Floridian, Kirsten Dahlquist links process, functional beauty, and sustainable theory to create spatial experiences of complexity, wholeness, and innovation. She is an alumnae of The Florida A&M University and the University of South Florida and has won numerous accolades including Third Place in the "Green Community International Student Design Competition" sponsored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Kirsten also pursues interests in textiles and digital fabrication and their relationship to architecture. Her most recent architectural work, a Master’s Thesis entitled "Women and Architecture: Remaking Shelter Through Woven Tectonics," investigates the connections of weaving and architecture and how the ancient crafts can realign to create a handcrafted and eco-maternalist approach to human shelter. She is currently continuing her professional architectural career as an Intern Architect in Seattle, WA.
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