Rhode Island native and architect David Andreozzi of Andreozzi Architecture didn’t even return to collect his clothes—he had them mailed to him—after an hour-long conversation with the Dean of the Division of Architecture & Design at RISD during a Christmas break back home. He sought out this conversation after realizing his penchant for design.

Architect Chandon Georgian, Principal and Founder of 111Works, is ambitious. With a little money saved up and a couch to surf on, she moved from California to Boston. Freshly graduated from UC Berkeley, she hoped that a different home address would help her land a job as an architect. Her mother had also moved across country to pursue an education in interior design when Chandon was in elementary school, so modeling that moving across country to get what you want is sometimes what you have to do.

On June 11th, we hosted a panel discussion titled, “Giving Back,” where we invited leaders in Boston’s build-design community to share their stunning stories on what they are doing to make the world a better place.