 I'm Carol Ross Barney, and I am the founder and design principal at Ross Barney Architects. We are really interested in the idea that design makes life better. Our design philosophy is that design matters. It doesn't matter when it's convenient or when it's expected. It always matters. It's crucial to life quality. So we do work in transit. We do public parks. We do buildings too. But our philosophy is that space is important and everything is architecture. Our design process is based on the idea that there's not just one good answer out there. There's probably millions of good answers to any one particular design problem. So our job is to find two or three or maybe even a half dozen of those answers and use those answers to engage our clients in conversation and find the one that fits their program and their needs the best. This is not a studio where you execute a leader's ideas. This is a studio where we all look for ideas together. So our design process, it's very inclusive. It's very far-reaching. It's very data-driven. And the word I've heard most from our clients, it's very surprising. Cities take time to build. Consensus between communities takes time to arrive at. And so one of the biggest challenges for us working at urban scale projects for example like the Chicago Riverwalk is to maintain the continuity and the design excellence through the entire project. The Riverwalk for example took us 16 years to complete from when we were first commissioned when the last portion of it was open. And it was a challenge. It was a challenge to stay up to date with it. It was a challenge to always be aware of new demands for the space. In the end it was quite exciting because I think some of the things we did at the very beginning informed our answers at the very end. So time, how long it takes to get things done has always been a challenge. The people I have to thank the most I think are the members of my studio. They're really hard-working. I've been really lucky to have a great group of leaders, partners, my partners and associates. I always tell people that the reason why I love architecture so much is because I'm having fun doing it. And part of that fun is just working with people who have that same kind of passion and goal about doing good architecture. I would also like to thank the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum for initiating this program. The idea of design is an important one that everybody should know about and share. And these awards serve to do that. Thank you very much.