The Characters


Modulor Man is the personification of Le Corbusier’s iconic illustration of scale and architectural proportion. Modulor Man is new to the office of Franklin + Newbury Architects, a recent graduate and by far the most existential member of the office. He is young, optimistic, and foolishly believes he will be a famous architect someday.
George is addicted to caffeine, and a huge cynic. The best part of his morning is his drinking his Starbucks Coffee. He always has a cup on his desk, and is a big fan of Apple Computer products. George sits across from Scott. He and Scott joke around a lot during the day.
Scott has been working in an architectural office for nearly 11 years, and doesn’t like working in this office. He is angry, bitter and has come to terms with the fact that just doesn’t care. Scott sits across from George.
Katie is the office goody-goody. She has a background in interior design, but often gets stuck doing CAD work. Katie and Tia do not always get along. She is good friends with Yvonne, even though she disapproves of Yvonne’s flirtatious behavior in the office.
Tim is in the process of getting his Master of Architecture degree from a practice-based architectural school. His arduous schedule, constant life sacrifices, and less than adequate salary, have made Tim very bitter towards life and his profession. Tim sits across from Peter.
Tia is young architectural intern left Franklin + Newbury in June 2011 after working there for several years. She is a feminist and a vegan, and loves the environment  Her desire to pursue more LEED projects drove her to look for a new job and leave her friends at Franklin + Newbury behind.
Yvonne is a sexy member of the architectural team. Her looks let her get away with incompetence. She has never gone on a measure-up, but gets most of the coveted design projects.
Peter is a project manager at the firm in his late thirties. He is LEED accredited, taking his AREs, and a real kiss-ass to the bosses. He doesn’t talk much, and when he does, it is mostly business. Scott and George are always talking about him behind his back. Peter sits across from Tim.
Mr. Franklin is the son of a well respected structural engineer and used his inheritance to open up Franklin + Newbury Architects, with his friend Mr. Newbury. The firm survived initially due to his late father’s reputation in the city, and the connections that provided. He is grooming Peter to become an associate, but doesn’t give his other employees opportunities to advance.
Mr. Newbury started Franklin + Newbury Architects, with Mr. Franklin after leaving the office of Dick Stein many years ago. As a partner, he has become increasingly disconnected from the production staff, and prefers crunching numbers in his office than reviewing drawings or dealing with the staff.
Sam is one of the interns who came to Franklin + Newbury Architects, in the summer of 2010. A sophomore in college, he is enthusiastic about architecture, but is finding out the hard way that architecture is not as glamorous as he thought it would be.
Juliet is one of the interns who came to Franklin + Newbury Architects, in the summer of 2010. She is a junior, and previously interned with a sole practitioner doing high-end residential work. With the bad economy, that architect didn’t need an intern, and she settled on Franklin + Newbury. She has returned to Franklin + Newbury for the summer of 2011.
Eva is the accounting manager at  Franklin + Newbury Architects. She has been there many years, and easily gets on the nerves of the staff who are tardy or incomplete with their time sheets. No one on the staff likes her, and they avoid her in the office the best they can.
Liz is a new hire at Franklin + Newbury. A recent graduate from a graphic design program, she settled for an office assistant position so she can get health insurance and save money to move out of her parents’ house.