Name: Barbara Zieve, IIDA
Title: Associate Partner, Design Director
Company: Butler Rogers Baskett Architects
Location: 475 Tenth Ave., New York, NY 10018
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
College: University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art, Architecture & Planning
First job outside of real estate: My own start up company, designing and producing high end handbags that were sold to Henri Bendel, Lazarus, Bloomingdales, and other stores for four seasons.
First job in real estate or allied field: Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, NYC
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We are a full service architectural and interior design firm. For our financial, corporate and professional interior design clients, our services include strategic planning, benchmark analysis, move-stay evaluations, feasibility studies, programming, space planning, interior and architectural design, documentation, and construction administration.
Hobbies: Horseback riding in Montana
Favorite weekly magazine: "The Economist"
Favorite movie: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Ang Lee
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Anyone who has set their goals and achieved them through honesty, integrity, and perseverance
Keys to success: Thinking strategically, creatively, and innovatively
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Designing furniture, carpets, textiles, etc. from a mountaintop retreat in Wyoming or Colorado Tags: