Andrew Grant Houston, AIA NCARB CPHD, is the Founder and Head of Design of House Cosmopolitan, an architecture and urban design practice specializing in housing and creating places where people belong. A mixed-race and queer individual, his appreciation of culture also expands to his interests: he loves eating all types of cuisine, enjoys foreign music and films, and speaks five languages. You can usually find him around Seattle listening to new music, coming up with a new design idea, or trying a new restaurant. Ace is a resident of Seattle, however as a 6th generation Texan also spends time in his adopted hometown of Austin.