News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: September 20, 2012
Sean Selby 2012
Name: Sean Selby, AIA, LEED-AP
Title: Associate Principal
Company: Arrowstreet
Location: Somerville, MA
Place of birth: Louisville, KY
Family: Wife, Shari; son, Max
College: B. Arch, University of Kentucky; M. Arch, Cornell University
First job unrelated to your current field: Restaurant busboy.
First job in current field: McCulloch Associates, Louisville. Barney McCulloch and Garnet Hoffman were great mentors to me.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Arrowstreet is known for great retail design. Everybody has been in our buildings: Cambridgeside Galleria, LL Bean, Patriot Place. We've planned, designed and renovated malls while also helping small retailers with their fit-ups, like Magic Beans at the Pru. Coming soon, we have Chestnut Hill Sq. with Wegmans along with some great projects in the Seaport.
Hobbies: Skiing, Softball, Travel, and Legos (thanks to my son)
Favorite novel: Underworld, Don Delillo
Keys to success: I listen. I listen.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Stephen Hawking
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Developer or builder
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