Name: A. W. Nardi, Architect
Title: Principal
Company: Uncommon Architectural Places
Location: New England - Palm Beach, Fla.
Birthplace: Springfield, Mass.
Family: Springfield, Mass.
College: University of Notre Dame
First job unrelated to your current field: Chef - Nardi's Restaurant, Springfield
First job in current field: Fleck & Hickey Architects - La Porte, Indiana
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: High end residential and commercial architecture. Planning and interior design.
Hobbies: Music composer and concert artist
Favorite book: "Iliad and Odyssey" by Homer - "Paradiso and Inferno" by Dante
Favorite movie: "The Usual Suspects" - "My Cousin Vinny" - "City Lights" (Chaplin) - "Amadeus" (Tom Hulce)
Favorite website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykGJQ3wPALO
Person you most admire (outside of family): William Leonard, general contractor; Ronald Reagan, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Master Builders of the Great Pyramids
Keys to success: Work as though the world was counting on you.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Restaurant owner and chef for romantic venue