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Gene Kohn Changed My Life, and Indirectly Impacted an Entire Generation of Architects

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In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day. Yesterday, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA, RIBA, JIA died. Gene was my architect superhero.

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"Those in power want to hold on to their one way of designing" says Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows

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Fellows, an architect and an educator at London's Central Saint Martins university, argued that some architects in senior positions limit design responsibility to themselves and undervalue the skills of people from diverse backgrounds.

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Ten landscape architecture projects by students at Clemson University

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"As the only landscape architecture program in the state of South Carolina and one of the top in the nation, the MLA program offers a balance of professional skills and theoretical and historical knowledge that prepares our students for professional practice immediately upon graduation.

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The Culture of Architecture Needs an Overhaul, Part 1: The Necessity of Cultural Change

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Evelyn Lee is the Head of Workplace Strategy and Innovation at Slack Technologies, founder of Practice of Architecture , and co-host of the podcast, Practice Disrupted. She takes inspiration from her experience in tech and outside of the profession to reimagine practice operations for firms.

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5 Principles of Servant Leadership for Small Firm Architects

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Earlier that day, our hosts at the 1992 American Institute of Architecture Students Grassroots conference gave each student leader a copy of the inspirational paperback following a motivational speech about leadership. Servant Leadership for Architects. “A Take time to be a mentor for your team. Be persistent.

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12 Black Architects Making History Today

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Returning to the A+Awards jury for a second consecutive season, Pascale Sablan is an associate at renowned firm Adjaye Associates. This passion for education, diversity, and inclusion is reflected by his position on the Chicago ACE Mentor Program associate board. Pascale Sablan.

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Ten architecture projects by Toronto Metropolitan University students

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Also included is a thesis that examines informal settlements in the Philippines that are more vulnerable to extreme weather events caused by climate change and a housing project in Italy designed to accommodate refugees. Operating between scales, perception, time and contexts, the thesis aims to reveal the nature concealed by architecture."