The Owners' Manual Newsletter | Issue 23 | Winter 2022

Luana Andreianu Warwick | Architecture May 2021

Do you have a talent or hobby? My talent… hmmm…designing (I know I am modest), but I love it and I hope others share the joy of my designs. I use design from architecture, to writing a papers, to pottery, and if you are wondering no, I don’t draw on written papers … it’s more in the lines of the concept there. What did you want to be when you grew up? When I was a kid I wanted to be a neurosurgeon, but then chemistry happened and I hated it. What is a favorite vacation or dream destination? Favorite vacation? I would love to go to the Moon…maybe in another life!

Tell us about yourself! I was born in Romania and came to USA in 2009. I have a 6 year professional degree in architecture and a master in architecture from Virginia Tech. I have two wonderfully inquisitive, energetic and smart girls that drive me bananas at times, but also make my life absolutely perfect. We have no pets (to the kid’s chagrin…except maybe dust bunnies, to my chagrin). I came looking for a variety of experiences, but the main attractions were: the beautiful amount of PTO and hybrid working possibility. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I love skiing, reading and learning new things. I have a black belt in Tae Kwando (recently earned) but most of all I love designing. What is a good piece of advice you’ve received? I want to say the best piece of advice was given to me recently, which sank in quite heavy and shook me back to reality, was “the world doesn’t stop for you”. If you won the lottery, what’s your splurge? If I were to win the lottery I would build my own house (I would be the least picky client I ever had) and I would invest in good architecture. What made you decide to come to BL Companies?

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? If I were to learn to do something new it would probably be wood working. There is something elegant about wood that makes it such a great material.

Who inspires you and why? A lot of people inspire me, but I have no one special in mind.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? The hardest thing I’ve ever done was leave my country. Starting somewhere new with different culture, different traditions, different manners of doing things (no metric system among others) …not as easy I thought it would be! What do you miss most about being a kid? What I miss most about being a kid: not having to worry about all the dangers I see now as a parent for my kids.

What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time? Puzzles by far is the nerdiest thing I do.