Jacob D. Rivalsi

what is your favorite quote to live by?
“…Do I contradict myself? / Very well then, I contradict myself, / I am large, I contain multitudes”

where is your dream vacation?
The open road … with enough time, money and gas, not to worry about where I’m going.

what’s your favorite book(s)?
East of Eaden / Dharma Bums / The Stranger / The Sun Also Rises
… I‘m not much for the editing process

when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I can’t say I was a career-minded child.
In my best moments I didn’t want to grow up, I simply enjoyed being a child. What more was there to aspire to? … being full of boundless energy and creativity, in a world full of promise and adventure?
That … or maybe Han Solo.

if you could have any super power, what would it be?
Flight. I can’t say it’s the most powerful or practical of super powers, but it’s always been something to daydream about.

what’s the coolest thing about your job?
You can explain what an architect does to a child … we dream-up ideas, we draw them, we build them. Not every job can be innately understood by everyone. But all human beings contain a natural desire to create. Children create tree-forts with their friends, while architects create buildings with their colleagues.