Julia Fuller
Senior Designer / Associate
Interior Architects
Los Angeles, CA USA
“Design is everything...it’s sort of endless. The limits and the opportunities are exponential.”
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Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
My parents were both very naturally creative and we grew up with an artistic spirit in the house.
I went to community college for sculpture, but I realized I wanted to do something bigger than clay.
I transferred to ASU and jumped right into the architecture program and my first design studio.
I immediately loved design because there’s always an element of change in every new project you tackle.
I went to graduate school in Los Angeles and decided I’d found my new home.
I started working at Interior Architects here in downtown Los Angeles.
I stay engaged with a lot of my creative hobbies: right now I’m restoring a classic car with my dad!
Education
High School
Career
Senior Designer / Associate
We take clients’ ideas and visions and help turn them into their new home or workspace.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Art
Design
Being Creative
Day to Day
My role is as the leader of the design team, so first I help them through the conceptualization of an idea, digitally modeling and rendering it, and then preparing presentations for clients—that process is very collaborative. Then we go into the construction document phase and get our permits from the city. Once those go through, we’re ready to build! I love doing construction administration, when I get to actually go to the job site and work with the contractors.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Be ready to work, and get involved early: get in touch with design and architecture outreach programs in your local city, or just reach out to architects nearby. You’ll be surprised by how willing people will be to help you out, and to explain different career paths to you. Most importantly: keep having fun!
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Teachers:
"Maybe you’d be best suited to be a model builder, rather than an architect."
