An Interview with Joseph McKenley
Joseph McKenley has joined Washington, D.C.-based GrizForm Design Architects as a project architect. In addition to practicing architecture, McKenley is a design studio lecturer and actively involved in the Washington, D.C. chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC). He talked with officeinsight about growing up in a family of accountants, teaching the next generation of architects, and his transition from multifamily to hospitality. Anna Zappia (AZ): Joseph, you grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. Can you tell me about your childhood there? Joseph McKenley (JM): I grew up in a family of accountants; my mom, my dad, my grandma, my aunt, and my cousin are all accountants. My dad has an accounting firm in Jamaica. So, when I was a kid, I worked for him all summer, because he didn’t want me to stay home and just sit on the couch all day. I would work in his office doing …
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