What was the most important thing/skill/concept you learned at the School of Architecture?
Time management.
Who made the most lasting impression (most influenced you) and why?
Mitchell Squire, a visiting professor from Ames, IA. A great professor who used both the real world and fictional world to combine the projects and awareness of ourselves in a project. He taught you how to dissect the project to find the living being within.
What is your favorite memory from your studio days?
Creating the "Sin Bin," a parody of the American Life contained in an asylum styled box that was just the beginning of what our society is today.
Please identify one (or more) memorable design project that you worked on while a student at the School of Architecture.
A community center for the Cedar-Riverside project as well as the schematic layouts of the Midtown Greenway before its inception and conversion.
What major forces (such as individual architects, design philosophies, rendering styles, research methods, etc.) do you remember influencing you significantly as a student?
I would say that I was more of a traditionalist and let most of what I did speak simply and utilitarian. I have not bought into the modernist "trend" of the warmth and comfort of wood and stone versus concrete and glass.
Cite an example (be specific) that illustrates how you used the education you received at the School of Architecture to positively impact (or better) your community, city, nation or the world.
Acceptance. I had to accept that my design, thoughts, and inspirations were far different and diverse than other classmates, and that the world goes round despite our differences in taste. Therefore I use that every week as a Rotarian that tries to make an impact on our community and world despite the "all walks of life" involvement in the group.
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