Kyra Linnen

I grew up on the coast in Connecticut, and had every expectation that I’d return after college to work in NYC – it’s what many suburbanite kids in the “tri-state” area aspire to. That all changed after I attended Virginia Tech’s college of architecture in the Blue Ridge mountains. I had an incredibly fulfilling experience there, and as a bonus, met my wife Renée just prior to graduation. In 2000, I started as an intern architect with a firm in downtown Baltimore. Thanks to “The Wire”, Baltimore has a reputation as a gritty place to live – but there’s a positive side to it that often gets overlooked. I’ve met so many hard-working, talented and gracious folks, especially in the local A/E/C community. I’ve come across mentors and opportunities that might have proved difficult to find in other cities. So I’m still here – we bought a small disaster of an old house in a quiet neighborhood and are renovating it at a glacial pace. Read More →