by Alina Granville

Alina is a recent graduate from MIT’s architecture department and a member of the class of 2012. She is convinced that the best architectural projects can be used as fashion accessories. During reviews and those sleepless nights, models have turned into hats, bracelets, and pointing devices. LaVerde’s thinks she and her friends love to barbeque, since they often substitute skewers for wooden dowels. Usually you can find her working in AutoCAD any extra moment she has, but when Alina is not in studio or catching up on sleep she enjoys swimming and listening to music.