Selected Projects
- Channel Islands Museum
“Projects are successful when we find out what the values and needs are for each client, user and community. Synthesizing this information into highly functional and inspiring spaces is my goal, and it’s incredibly rewarding.”
Emily has taken a photography class twice in her life – once in middle school, and once as a graduate student. The classes taught her about composition, light, perspective, and the craft of developing negatives and photographs. “A split second makes a difference in the darkroom,” she says. “You have to be focused on getting the exposure exactly right.” Photography is the combination of technical skill and the expression of art inherently tied to time, and that’s why it appeals to her. Architecture is no different. Buildings are planned during a moment in time, but throughout their lives are affected by the environment and how they are used.
Creating spaces that reflect the unique values and needs of clients, users, and communities drives her as an architect. Ultimately the key to successful design lies in thoughtful collaboration and Emily excels at facilitating this. She is also committed to advancing design technology and is involved in the vetting, adoption and integration of cutting-edge tools at Noll & Tam, although she’s just as comfortable going analog and hand sketching her ideas.