Amanda E. Carter
DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT MANAGER
RA | LEED AP BD+C
Amanda graduated from Kent State University with a master’s degree in Architecture. She has become an essential part of our team as she offers her skills in Revit and AutoCAD for timely and accurate project drawings and documents. Amanda is active in the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and North East Ohio Revit User Group (NEORUG) to keep our firm current on new standards and updated software. Amanda has been involved in multiple LEED certified buildings that includes both new build and renovations. Amanda is leading DS Architecture’s ongoing commitment to sustainability by advancing our involvement in the Architecture 2030 initiative.
INTERVIEW
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
I grew up in Canton, Ohio. Since everyone always seems to ask “where?”: IN the city proper, about a half-mile from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but on the opposite side of the interstate.
IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
I would be a chameleon because they can just conveniently fade into the background and avoid notice.
WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU HAVE?
My preferred super power is teleportation—I really would love to save on all that travel time...
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT?
My current favorite vacation spot is Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, but really anywhere there’s an ocean and a beach to walk.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
It is impossible to pick a single favorite, but among the many: Mansfield Park, As I Lay Dying, the Harry Potter series, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Divine Comedy, Anne of Green Gables, The Last Battle.
WHERE DO YOU MOST HOPE TO VISIT?
I would love to visit Scotland and the Shetland Islands.
WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING, HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SPEND YOUR TIME?
The current non-work activities include reading, knitting, pottery, and photography. If I could find more free hours in the day, there would be more… my world is too many interests, too little time.
IF YOU HAD TO EAT ONE THING FOR EVERY MEAL GOING FORWARD, WHAT WOULD YOU EAT?
There are times I’d feel content to eat just tortellini at every meal.
WHAT DOES “ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE” MEAN TO YOU?
Architectural excellence to me means quality of the entire product: of design, of drawings, of detailing, of service.
IT’S 2:00AM, AND YOU ARE STILL WORKING TOWARDS A DEADLINE. WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO PUMP UP JAM/MUSIC?
Deadlines require fast, loud pop and rock, usually from my continuously evolving “Killin’ It” playlist. This currently includes Welshly Arms, Barns Courtney, and Dorothy, among many others.
