Vera joined Payette as a designer in 2014 bringing four years of design experience. As a rigorous problem solver, she challenges architectural notions from design through construction to foster the future of the built environment. Merging design practice and academic research, she bridges analytical thinking with practical architectural solutions. Vera earned her M.Arch from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a B.Arch from University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.