Architect Featured in Profile Series

A profile of Evan Shieh, M.AUD., AIA, teaching assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Design, was featured in the Authority Magazine series “Five Things You Need to Know to Create a Highly Successful Career in Architecture.” Among other points, Shieh discusses what led him to pursue a career in architecture and urban design and explains why his fellow professionals should actively incorporate empathy into their design approach.

“Empathy ultimately makes you a better and more well-rounded designer, it allows you to absorb new knowledge more readily and holistically, it makes you a better communicator and narrator to pitch your ideas to an audience, and it makes it easier to push a difficult project across the finish line with consensus,” he says.