I’m an architectural intern at General Practice Architecture + Design (GPAD). I am the first Build the Way Intern. This is a programme run by POoR Collective and GPAD to help young people gain first-hand experience in the architecture industry, so that they can learn important skills needed to work in a practice.

I want to share my insights into how I have got to where I am now – my untraditional journey and experiences of navigating the industry so far.

My interest in architecture is something that has always been there, but only began to develop into a real passion when I was 16. This is when I had the opportunity to study Interior and Architectural Design as an A-Level. Before studying it as a subject, I only knew about architecture through observing my own surroundings and the buildings around me.