
Architect RA, LEED AP
Harley Cowan
Favorite book
Any one of the twenty volumes of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey‑Maturin roman‑fleuve
Favorite movie
Tom Hanks' 1996 deceptively‑autuerist gem "That Thing You Do!"
Favorite hobby
Large format photography and silver gelatin printing
Favorite place traveled
Vladivostok, Russia
Favorite sports team
Washington State University Cougars
Favorite place to be alone
The darkroom
Favorite concert
Toss up. I saw U2 on the Elevation tour from inside the heart catwalk, on the rail in front of the stage. Got a high five from Edge at the end of the show. Or when I got a ticket the morning of and rode two hours cross‑country in the bed of a Datsun pickup in the rain to see Neil Young at the Gorge Amphitheater. Opening acts were Blind Melon and Pearl Jam.
First job
Making fuel for nuclear reactors
Fun fact
I won an AIA Award for my chicken coop