Sam Loomans

Marketing Coordinator

Sam joined The Brooklyn Studio in 2021 following a research fellowship at the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies. Their archival work is informed by elementary and secondary teaching positions at the New York Historical Society and the Minnesota Historical Society. Sam’s academic work asks questions bridging archival studies, memory studies, critical pedagogies, and place in research.

The Proust Questionnaire

Taking inspiration from a popular nineteenth-century parlor game, we sat down with each member of our team and asked them a few questions about their inspirations and aspirations.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Music.

What is your greatest fear?

Mars.

What talent would you most like to have?

Surfing.

What is your favorite color?

Green.

What is your favorite virtue?

Respect.

Which living architect or designer do you most admire?

Beavers.

Which dead architect or designer do you most admire?

Helmer Westeen.

What is the trait that you most appreciate in a building?

Materiality.

Who is your favorite author?

Vinay Gidwani.

Who is your favorite artist?

Wafaa Bilal.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

My grandparents.

Where would you like to live?

Here.

What quality do you most admire in others?

Sparkle.

Stranded on a desert island, you have two books in your possession. What are they?

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual by Mark Dvoretsky.