I’m Mariana, a B.Arch graduate from Woodbury University. My passion for architecture began in my father’s office, where I spent hours looking at floor plans spread across his desk and watching how ideas turned into buildings. From an early age, growing up around construction made the built environment feel natural to me and sparked a lasting curiosity about how spaces are formed. Over time, as I traveled with my family, that curiosity deepened as I began to notice how architecture shapes culture, emotion, and experience. One moment that especially marked me was standing before the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, where I realized how design can move people and express something deeply human. Through experiences like these, I came to see architecture as more than structure. It is a language of connection and creativity. Today, I continue to learn, design, and explore new ways to create spaces that are both meaningful and expressive.