Marvin Malecha Interview on Arch Daily (2009)

Current Dean of NC State's College of Design and 2008-09 President of the AIA, Marvin Malecha gives an interview for Arch Daily at the AIA Convention. The audio for the 25 minute interview is a little scratchy at times, but it is only a small bother.

The interview begins with a brief introduction of the AIA and then the interview moves into salient topics such as: selecting an architecture school, learning individually how to design, the importance of social networking in architecture, designing for a sustainable future, drastic changes ongoing in the field of architecture and the future of the AIA, just to name a few topics.

A couple of solid one-liners from the interview:

"We do not have architecture until we have people. We fail at architecture if we don't improve the lives of people."

"Design is a verb, not a noun. Great architecture is a verb and not a noun."

"Architects set the stage for life."

Enjoy!

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AIA Triangle Design Award Traveling Exhibit

The AIA Triangle Design Award exhibit is traveling through the chapter's 10 counties, and will be on display in the Raleigh Urban Design Center through July 15th. For directions and the Urban Design Center's website.

From the AIA Triangle website:

AIA Triangle received 54 project entries for the 2010 Design Awards program. The submittals represented work from architectural firms throughout the Triangle region. The awards presentation was held at Design Infusion on April 17th, 2010 in Durham.

Take advantage of this opportunity to support architecture in the Triangle and go visit the Urban Design Center before the exhibit is gone.