Marvin Yamaguchi, AIA
What I do at Grace
Read email, also lead as one of the firm principals
School / Work background
University of Washington 1979 Bachelor of Fine Arts; 28 years architectural experience primarily in commercial interiors; 19 years practice under mYamaguchi Architecture
Why architecture
Hoped to become a botanical illustrator but science classes got in the way, so the next best thing was...
Hobbies / obsessions
Cycling when I have energy.
Photography when I feel creative.
Best / most exotic / weirdest place I’ve traveled
Favorite: Lugano, Switzerland.
Most exotic: Attending a shaman ritual in a cave in Cusco, Peru.
At a bar I order
Soy milk
Music on my iPod
Anna Netrebko (Russian soprano), Common (rap artist), 92 St Y lectures