John
Senior Designer
Senior Associate
“Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.”
– Thomas Carlyle, 19th century British essayist and historian
"Over the course of the nearly 14 years I have been a part of MBH, I have found that I love this firm for its culture. We are a learning organization imbued with the belief that “None of us is as smart as all of us.” I’ve never forgotten the first time I impulsively let what I feared was a “stupid question” escape from my mouth and was surprised to find that it was not only taken seriously, but that such questions, no matter how small, when asked in earnest, were a significant part of this firm’s rigorous approach towards the practice of Architecture."
"The leadership of MBH not only leads by example but teaches by example, in an environment which encourages its people at all levels…fresh out of school or seasoned professionals from other backgrounds to question how, why and what it is we do…and to become leaders themselves, in their own idiosyncratic ways. The culture of MBH encourages the individual to have a sense of ownership for all it is that we do, regardless as to whether or not it is part of our day to day responsibilities. We take pride in what we do."
"However, to grow as individuals and as a firm, it is often necessary to expand our “spheres of comfort”…”push the envelope.” Mistakes are a natural product of growth and learning. That we as individuals or a firm make mistakes is not as important as this organization’s belief that we must own up to our errors, correct them and learn from them. This is a responsibility we must take not only for ourselves, but on behalf of our firm, our clients and stakeholders as we strive to achieve excellence in Architecture."
"Architecture is my first love. I am doing what I have sought to do since I was a young child. I have thrived at MBH and am invigorated constantly by our culture of responsible optimism, our self-effacing attitude and the people who make this organization what it is and continues to strive to become - a leading architectural firm and a great organization."