Name: Ben Wauford, AIA
Title: Principal
Company: Cooper Carry
Location: 50 West 17th St., 12th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10011
Birthplace and year: Lebanon, Tenn., 1957
Family: Single
College: Masters of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology; bachelor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
First job outside of real estate: Lifeguard
First job in real estate or allied field: Architect
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I am the principal-in-charge of a 22-man architecture practice focusing on mixed-use projects and hope to change the world.
Hobbies: Cycling, reading, watercolors
Favorite book: Currently reading "Einstein" by Walter Isaacson
Key to success: Think smart!
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Chef - the architect of food