Cale the Architect
Helix is proud to announce our newest licensed Architect: Cale Sadowski. Cale joined Helix in 2011 after a four-year stint in New York City where, as a junior architect with Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture, he worked on projects ranging from black box theatres to a 1,800-seat proscenium theatre.
Becoming a licensed Architect requires passing the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), which is a series of seven different exams totaling a grueling 33 hours. Since beginning his exams, Cale and his wife Ashley (also an architect) bought their first home and had their first child. If that’s not impressive enough, Cale also graduated from the AIA Kansas City’s 2014 Pillars Leadership Program.
We thought we would take this opportunity, while Cale is still in test mode, to give him a quiz of our own.
Q: What type of swag do you get now that you’re an architect?
A: I’ve jokingly considered getting my stamp tattooed on my palm, but I’ll probably settle for framing my license once it comes in the mail.
Q: When studying for your exams, did you have any favorite pump-up music or playlists?
A: Coffee and Sigur Ros (Icelandic Band with really atmospheric and ethereal sound, mostly instrumental). It was the perfect music for calm and focus without lulling you to sleep.
Q: Did you learn anything interesting about yourself while studying and taking the exams? A favorite subject matter?
A: Site Design. It’s inspired a lot of ideas about landscaping for my yard.
Q: Now that you’re finished with your exams, how do you plan on celebrating?
A: I’ll celebrate when my wife passes her last test, but the plan is to have a cookout and invite everybody we know.
Q: Anything else you want us (the world) to know?
A: Becoming an Architect is a LOT of hard work, but it’s a privilege to practice.
If you studied up on our recent personality trait post you also know that Cale is an INTP, otherwise known as the “quintessential architect”: inventive, creative, intellectual, and the most logically precise of all other personality types. We couldn’t agree more.
From the Helix family – Congratulations, Cale!
