TEAM
We are the design inspiration behind creating life-giving architecture.
Patricia Andrasik, AIA, IIDA, LEED
Principal
Patricia Andrasik is a licensed architect in Washington, D.C., an associate professor in the Catholic University of America (CUA) School of Architecture, and the female founder of Limine Vitae. She is a loving mother of four boys, three of whom are triplets.
For over 20 years, she has directed her heart of service to the poor as an Associate Jeanne Jugan member. Her Catholic faith and devotion to the elderly poor inspired her to start Limine Vitae to fill a niche: eco-architecture that is pro-life, in a world that neglects human dignity.
As a professor, she has taught architecture and sustainability courses including, LEED© Lab; Sustainable Campus Building Assessment, Sustainable Strategies and Synergies, Environmental Design I, and Architectural Design II.
Furthermore, she is the director of CUA’s Master of Net Zero Design Program, where she regularly develops new courses taught by world-renowned building performance experts. She also co-founded BEEnow, a non-profit organization that inspires NAAB-accredited schools to emphasize the teaching of low-energy buildings.
Patricia has several publications, and she is currently working on her next textbook, Plumbing, Electricity and Acoustics: Sustainable Design Strategies Towards Net Zero Design. 2nd (Wiley 2024). Her specialty in sustainable design is backed by her LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification (LEED AP BD+C + LEED AP O+M).
Anna-Grace Williams
Architectural Designer
At heart, Anna-Grace is an artist looking seeking to apply her passion for service of others through the design of the built environment. As a child growing up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with five older siblings, she loved building "nature houses" and spending hours and hours sketching. During high school and her years at the Catholic University of America, she cultivated a love for service by volunteering with children and the homeless.
During her study abroad in Italy, she had the opportunity to visit many European cities and towns, including Rome, Florence, Paris, Barcelona, and Granada. By means of this exploring and sketching, she learned that, to be great, a city's infrastructure must be human-centered without exception.
Anna-Grace graduated from Catholic University in 2026 with her Bachelor's of Science in Architecture and a minor in music. She now lives in Washington, DC, and spends her free time sketching, water-coloring, playing the piano, and hiking.
Nicole Lopez
Visual Designer
Nicole is a creative designer who is is motivated by using her talents for good by adding beauty, solving problems, and improving the user experience. She has employed a wide variety of skills in her projects, such as app and website design, logo design, brand identity development, hand sketching, rapid prototyping, 3D rendering, woodworking, leather crafting, and painting.
While she is artistic, spontaneous, and gregarious, Nicole is also focused, methodical, and pensive. She is a fluent Spanish-speaker with interests in architecture, science, language, liturgical design, and socially-driven design.
In 2025, Nicole graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in industrial design and a minor in theology. She is a freelance graphic designer living in South Bend, IN. As a Southwestern-er who grew up in New Mexico, Nicole enjoys spending time in the great outdoors. She can be found sketching, reading, biking, hiking, pondering, wandering, and playing the piano.