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12 things
An award-winning architect and designer, Rick Fawley, AIA, prefers to leave work at the office after rolling up his blueprints for the day.
The wilderness is a natural habitat beyond the drafting desk, and Fawley relishes every opportunity to hike and explore internationally. It is a tranquil respite from his professional career as a principal for Fawley Bryant, a firm serving most of Southwest Florida, as well as Durango, Colo. and Townsend, Tenn. The firm specializes in interior design and urban planning, and has handled projects totaling more
than a half-billion dollars in construction.
ONE My loving wife of 15 years, Coni. She makes my world whole and gives me perspective.
TWO Exploring foreign
countries. A visit last year to Botswana and South Africa put
the world in a different light for me. We spent a month in Africa, and the first two weeks were on a photographic safari in the Okavango Delta.
THREE The view from my office. I’m fortunate that I get to experience nature from my third floor office window in Lakewood Ranch as the weather changes.
FOUR Camaraderie. Forming interpersonal relationships with people who have similar beliefs and exhibit high ethical standards helps me
learn more about myself.
FIVE The mountains. I go there routinely to recharge my batteries. I love Durango, Colo. and the 14,000-foot San Juan Mountains in the four corners area. Telluride is the most famous mountain town that’s about an hour’s drive northwest. I climb, backpack and ride Jeeps above tree line.
SIX Revitalization projects. An example is Artisan Avenue, a volunteer initiative focused on downtown revitalization that will connect the Manatee River waterfront to the Village of the Arts.
SEVEN Physical and mental fitness. I work out four days a week, on average, to maintain physical health. Mentally, I prefer to not sweat the small stuff, because it is all small stuff.
EIGHT Working hard and playing hard. The financial rewards of hard work include buying great food and wine, CDs of all types except for rap, good books, golf clubs and concert tickets. The last concert I went to was the Telluride Blue Grass Festival in Telluride, Colo., and the last book I read was The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I love my wife’s leg of lamb with a bottle of Naledi, a South African Caberet.
NINE Continuing
education. I enjoy taking nature photography classes, attending Ringling College of Art and Design’s Town Hall series and going to the Tiger Bay Club.
TEN Philanthropy. I’ve been a board member for Goodwill for the past 18 years and served two terms as chairman, and I’ve done the same for the Manatee Education Foundation. I also provide architectural services
to nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity and the Humane Society.
ELEVEN Kayaking and hiking. I frequent the trails of Robinson Preserve, Emerson Point, Myakka State Park and love observing the birds and wildlife in the wetland habitat.
TWELVE Creating change. I understand that change is imminent and overcoming the fear that comes with change is critical to moving forward. I often spearhead strategic efforts and form community alliances with public and private entities and nonprofits to bring forward
new initiatives.
By Abby Weingarten / Portrait by Kathryn Brass, shot at integraclick
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