Austin Tunnell is founder and owner of Building Culture, a design and build firm in Oklahoma City that specializes in mass-wall masonry construction. Inspired by beautiful architecture throughout the world that has lasted millennia, Tunnell is developing an alternative building methodology to displace our current, disposable practices in the United States, by blending the best of tradition and innovation, fusing classical practices with modern tech. While it is common to think of development and building as a resource-consuming, destructive force, Austin believes that at its best, architecture enriches, and is an essential ingredient to human flourishing.