de-cipher solutions
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Hello! I’m Kari Luise, an architect, engineer, educator, and co-founder of de-cipher solutions LLC, a consulting and education firm focused on architecture, engineering, and technical career pathways.
With 30+ years of experience in architecture, engineering, and design practice across Canada, Germany, and the United States, I bring real-world industry insight into the classroom. Ten of those years were spent teaching university level architecture and engineering in my former hometown high school in Connecticut. My work focuses on helping students understand how concepts taught in school connect to actual architecture and engineering practice.
Through de-cipher, I develop resources that help students move from learning about design and engineering to thinking and working like designers and engineers.
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Hello! I’m Kari Luise, an architect, engineer, educator, and co-founder of de-cipher solutions LLC, a consulting and education firm focused on architecture, engineering, and technical career pathways.
With 30+ years of experience in architecture, engineering, and design practice across Canada, Germany, and the United States, I bring real-world industry insight into the classroom. Ten of those years were spent teaching university level architecture and engineering in my former hometown high school in Connecticut. My work focuses on helping students understand how concepts taught in school connect to actual architecture and engineering practice.
Through de-cipher, I develop resources that help students move from learning about design and engineering to thinking and working like designers and engineers.
Teaching style
I believe the first step to effective instruction is understanding how students think about problems, not just how they solve them.
Architecture and engineering are complex disciplines, but when students see how ideas connect—from concept sketches to technical drawings to built projects—the learning becomes powerful and engaging.
In my work, I focus on:
• Breaking complex design and engineering concepts into clear, structured steps
• Connecting classroom learning to real professional practice
• Encouraging students to design, test, revise, and communicate their ideas
At de-cipher, our goal is simple:
Decode complexity. Deliver clarity. Empower growth.
Awards & shining teacher moments
• Architectural and engineering professional with 30+ years of experience in design and project collaboration
• Founder and educational consultant at de-cipher solutions LLC
• Developer of curriculum and resources supporting architecture, engineering, and technical communication education
• Mentor to students pursuing careers in architecture, engineering, robotics, and design
My own education history
TEACHING CERTIFICATION - Connecticut, UNITED STATES
ARCHITECTURE and ENGINEERING DESIGN STUDIES - Calgary, CANADA | Berlin, GERMANY
Professional education and international experience across Canada, Germany, and the United States, with continued work in architecture, engineering education, and technical communication.
Additional biographical information
Outside of professional work, I am deeply interested in design history, engineering innovation, and mentoring the next generation of problem-solvers.
I am also a mother, grandmother, lifelong learner, and someone who believes that great design conversations often begin around a table with good coffee and thoughtful questions.
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