Designing her future in architecture

Growing up, Andrea loved art. She inherited her creativity from her mom, whose baking skills, party planning and décor made every celebration memorable. Her dad, an analytical, numbers-driven mechanical engineer, is the opposite. Drawing inspiration from both, Andrea found a path that blended creativity and technical thinking: architectural technology.

With her parents’ encouragement and support, she also made an enterprising decision for her future. Straight out of high school, Andrea decided to move from Mexico to Canada to attend Mohawk College.

“Architecture is a way you can make art in a different way,” Andrea says. “You also need to know about math, systems and physics, but you have the opportunity to start projects that may stay there forever, and a part of you is in that place. So, that motivated me to start the program. Also, my dad told me, ‘I think architecture will make you take advantage of your creative skills.’ It was a big inspiration.”

Read Andrea's full story on the Mohawk College blog.

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