Sean Ritter is a designer based on the East Coast. He brings nearly a decade of experience in professional practice and undergraduate education in both Architecture and Interior Design. His experience in practice developed early on as an architectural designer for projects in the senior living sector along the east coast, to recent years managing and designing residential, commercial, and civic engagement projects.That wealth of experience has allowed him to develop an approach to teaching methodologies and forms of representation that promote students’ curiosity in the poetics of architecture and interior design. A recent graduate from the Master of Interior Architecture and Design program at Marywood University, his work deals with the experimental rethinking of the precedence of authenticity as a driving factor for how we should build and dwell in a contemporary American city, with an emphasis on the representation and methodology of tracing place, space, and memory.His passion for education can be traced back to the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when he learned that higher education provided the opportunity to leverage his skills as a designer and educator to advocate for social change. His teaching philosophy is rooted in transparency and accessibility for his students and colleagues - and to provide a safe and accessible learning environment.