b'MACY MORLEY BRANDT: FINDING HER OWN WAYMacy Morley Brandt grew up around the tradesHer first project, a Navy facility in Charleston,her father and grandfather built homesSouth Carolina, became a crash course in large-throughout St. Louis, and she spent weekendsscale construction and coordination. Now a project visiting job sites with a sketchbook in oneengineer, Macy divides her time between a Navy hand and curiosity in the other. Those earlyproject in California and a local elementary school experiences planted the seed for a lifelongrenovation in Illinoistwo jobs that couldnt be 32connection to building. more different but share the same foundation of33teamwork and purpose.After earning her bachelors degree in architectural studies from the University ofEvery day on site is a lesson in how to ask better Missouri, Macy began working in residentialquestions, she said. At The Korte Company, It feels like Im carryingand interior design. But she wanted somethingyoure encouraged to be curious, to figure things biggerprojects that challenged her and madeout, not just follow instructions.a lasting impact. That drive led her back to on a legacy, but Im alsoschool, where she earned dual masters degreesThat spirit of curiosity, combined with her family in architecture and construction managementroots in building, has helped Macy find her own from Washington University in St. Louis. Whendirection. It feels like Im carrying on a legacy, she joined The Korte Company as an intern, sheshe said, but Im also building one thats mine.building one thats mine. quickly discovered a place where design and construction didnt competethey collaborated.'