Dream Career – Alberto Cruz

Growing up, I’ve always had an interest in art and crafts. Being able to visualize something and bring it to life on a piece of paper has always brought me joy, until I wanted to bring life to it. I’ve explored many avenues in art to try and satisfy the feeling of wanting to experience my art. It wasn’t until I took architectural drafting classes in high school, that I started feeling content with what I was doing. When it came to deciding a college major, I had difficulty choosing what to pursue, but in the end I decided on architecture, because it would allow me to visualize my ideas and experience it the way it should be. 

In my years of studying architecture, I was never confident in what I wanted to pursue in this field. Looking back on it though, some of my favorite projects that I enjoyed working on in school, involved designing a habitable space for users. I’d like to say my dream job within the architectural field is to work on residential projects: from family homes to apartments — to designing how everything comes together. 

My reason for pursuing this path is also a result of my upbringing. I grew up with uncles, who worked in construction and did renovations to my grandparents house. It amazed me, watching everything come together to create a space. Another influence in my life is that I always moved around a lot as a child, so I never really had a permanent place to call home. So being able to design a space that people can think of home, drives me to pursue this path.

3 thoughts on “Dream Career – Alberto Cruz”

  1. Hey Alberto,
    I really liked reading your story and you trying to find your own ways to experience your art. One of my favorite firms is Hou de Sousa. They are definitely all about having different experiences through their art installations and public sculptures. You should definitely check them out and their projects.

  2. I totally can connect with you. I also have a great passion on wanting to work with residential homes or apartments. I grew up seeing my father work in construction so I knew that was the path I wanted to take as I grew older.

  3. Hey Albert,
    I enjoyed reading your story and I can relate to you when it came to making a decision on what career to choose. I also have an uncle who works in construction and that helped me know that architecture is the path I want to follow.

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