Leia Farrens

Designer

University of Nebraska Lincoln - Bachelor of Science in Design- Architecture

Minor: Society in the Built Environment (Sustainability)

I was driven to the architecture profession by the promise of building a more sustainable future and opportunity to solve impossible problems. I use this original vision as a grounding place for growing my current professional practice. I am currently a designer at Wilkus Architects!

Outside of work you’ll find me walking my dog Ivan (a Tibetan mastiff Australian Sheppard mix) all over Saint Paul and scooping out the best thrift shops and bakeries with my husband. On the weekends I meet with my Slow Gals of Saint Paul Running Club to jog around a nice lake and grab a hot coffee.  If I am out of town, find me in the mountains! I am an outdoor and adventure enthusiast; I love to snowboard. I am a lover of the arts; a reader, a writer and lover of music (think Lady Gaga but at a Jazz show).  I bring these passions into the field of architecture by focusing on mindful, biophilic, and creative driven design.