Finally, graduate Harrison Lane, a cabinet maker, furniture designer, and educator, explained why he chose Carleton’s architecture program.
“I spend my life doing the pragmatic — screwing boxes to the wall,” he said. “And, I’ve had enough of that. I want it to be in this place of visionaries, of people who are challenging the future.”
He thanked his fellow students for “being the best and the kindest” as well as faculty and staff. “It was a beautiful time. And we will all cherish this.”
Chef Toni Kadamani, of Carleton University’s Dining Services, prepared the delicious meal for Dinner in the Street, which included duck breast, grilled tofu, eggplant confit, pan-fried little potatoes, mushroom and cabbage slaw, and a trio of desserts — crème brûlée, truffles, and macarons.
The evening’s program included a photo booth where graduates gathered in groups to capture the special moment with friends.
Associate Professor Lisa Moffitt, chair of the MArch program, also addressed the gathering.
“I hope you’re all emerging from thesis as fuller humans with expanded critical thinking and making skills and within enlarge capacity to make sense of the world, and our agency as spatial and material thinkers within it,” said Dr. Moffitt.
“This intensive time of inquiry is truly an intellectual gift, and one that may remain unmatched throughout your life,” she said.
“While the process will present roadblocks along the way, as all important life experiences do, we sincerely hope it also brought you a level of joy and satisfaction, only possible through sustained commitment to a project that you sincerely care about.”