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I'm a trained architect. Both my parents were architects.

I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family.

My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city.

My dad was not happy about my not becoming an architect like him.

I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.

My dad was an interior design and furniture person. I started working with him for four years before my first TV writing break.

I grew up in a few houses because my dad was a builder, so we used to build and sell quite a lot.

The day I went to see my father to say I wanted to become an architect, he was a bit surprised, because for him being a builder is much more than being just an architect. He was very angry, and I never thought I could do something else.

I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing aspect and construction my whole life.