our team

nick duncan

aia, ncarb, project manager

nick has more than 20 years of experience ranging from residential, hospitality and gaming, k-12 education, higher education, and more. having extensive experience as a project manager on high profile higher education and k-12 projects in the state of virginia, he contributes to projects at all levels, from preliminary concepts to working drawings and from development of specifications through construction administration. he is registered to practice architecture in virginia. nick received a bachelor of architecture degree from virginia tech.

outside of the office nick can be found hiking one of the many local trails, jumping in lane stadium, or holing up in his garage shop working on his latest house project. nick loves to travel, and he has spent time in at least half the states, canada, greece, france, spain, and italy. his favorite place in the states is the coastal redwood forest of california and abroad it is the acropolis in athens. if you see nick out at one of the local breweries, say hello (his favorite beer is a hazy ipa).

aidan brown

leed ga, architectural designer

an alumna of virginia tech, aidan received her b. arch in the spring of 2023. during school, one her biggest commitments in college was managing a local restaurant. her work allowed her to develop a love for blacksburg and its people. this love and passion fueled her pursuit of architecture. after all, it is through architecture that art can successfully serve a community.

aidan is a lover of the arts. whether its ceramics, writing, painting, watercolor, sketching, dj’ing, or bartending, she finds joy in practicing and indulging in all forms of artistic expression. when she isn’t working, aidan especially loves ceramics and throwing on the wheel. while most forms of art have a degree of intention, throwing lends itself as a practice of improv and experimentation. although she might have a basic idea of what she wants to do- with basic forms and measurements planned out- it is impossible to truly plan how a piece will turn out.  when throwing, she starts by understanding the clay on an existential level, feeling in the moment what that small ball of mud wants or could be. it becomes an exercise organized randomness. that experimentation and adaptability has become something aidan admires and seeks out in all her artistic work.

khaya yankey

student intern

khaya yankey is currently a fourth year architecture student at virginia tech. she graduated high school in 2020 right at the peak of covid 19. in high school khaya was an active leader in her community with a keen passion for community service, athletics, social justice, and architecture. she spent her weekends competing in the sprinting events at varsity track meets and hosting several service initiatives across the dmv area with her girl scout troop. khaya first developed her love for architecture in the 6th grade when she was initially introduced to the sketch-up design software and was given her first architecture project where she got to design her dream home. since then, her love and curiosity for the field of architecture has multiplied exponentially.

since coming to virginia tech, khaya has continued her pursuits in architecture as a hokie. additionally, she has also continued serving her community, but now she’s doing it as a proud spring ’23 initiate of the mu alpha chapter of delta sigma theta sorority inc. in addition to being a delta, khaya is also the treasurer on the executive board of the national organization of minority architecture students (nomas), the secretary on the executive board of the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp), and the fundraising chair on the executive board of the black organizations council (boc) on virginia tech’s campus. just like back in high school, she is still working hard to be an active and devoted leader in her community.

outside of school, khaya also enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as indulging in a somewhat odd assortment of creative hobbies and past times. khaya loves to read dystopian novels and poetry when she can find the time, and she even writes a little poetry of her own when the inspiration strikes. khaya also considers herself a bit of an astrology and crystal fanatic, so she loves learning about the 12 different signs, the 10 houses, and the 10 planets, and reading the birth charts of her close friends and family members when they allow her to. when she’s not reading birth charts and analyzing astro-cartography readings, you might find her playing the sims 4 while also occasionally streaming her gameplay on twitch. her last and in her opinion, her most interesting hobby is her growing relationship with yoga and meditation. khaya loves to practice yoga and meditation on weekend mornings to help her ground herself, center her mind, and practice flexibility and balance.