A marketing intern with zero construction experience reflects on what she learned—and unlearned—while helping tell the stories behind the buildings

ILLUSTRATOR
Wenting Li
Wenting Li is an illustrator in Toronto, drawing images of real and imagined spaces. She has done work for The New York Times, The Walrus, Johns Hopkins Health Review and Twitter. https://www.wentingli.com/
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