GET TO KNOW REB| Erick

—PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS—
• With REB since 2021
• Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky
• Member of AIA
• Licensed in Kentucky & Tennessee

QUICK Q’S
• Urban, Rural, or Suburban?
Rural and with waterfalls nearby, preferably.

•Go-to coffee order or snack during workdays:
Just coffee. No cream, no sugar, no drizzle. Just lots of coffee.

•Currently reading/watching/listening to:
Currently watching/re-watching ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.’
Listening to John R Miller, Sturgill Simpson/Johnny Blue Skies, Arlo McKinley, Tyler Childers, Classic Rock, 80s Pop, 90s (all), Big Band, Jazz, Classical, or probably most anything else, honestly.

•Favorite place in the city?
The Arboretum or Rupp (Go Cats)

• Workspace must-have?
Scented Candles

—PERSONALITY & FUN—
•What do you enjoy most about architecture/design?
“Problem-solving to make things more user-friendly/enjoyable, as well as watching a design go from a drawing on paper to being built.”
•Fun fact:
“I make a really good omelet (all my cooking is great) and play guitar way too much to be as bad as I am (I own more guitars than the number of chords
I can play).”
“The fun fact is that I grew up in the county that has the only college campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (I won’t tell you where, leave a comment if you know/find out where it is).”
•Favorite design style or architectural inspiration:
“The Biltmore House in Asheville and This Old House made me want to become an architect (I was 7 or 8 ). I love most architectural styles and periods (just learning
and history in general), but Gothic, Bauhaus, Post-Modern, and American Craftsman stand out.”
•If you weren’t in architecture, what career would you have chosen?
“Maybe like a sous-chef in a fancy restaurant or a food truck owner. Or filmmaking/documentaries. Those sound a lot cooler than any choice I would have made in my teens or 20s if I didn’t go into architecture.”