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Showing posts with label "Robert Bliss". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Robert Bliss". Show all posts

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Janis Blumentals

University of Minnesota - B.Arch '59

What was the most important thing/skill/concept you learned at the School of Architecture?
How to design a complete building.

Who made the most lasting impression (most influenced you) and why?
Professor Robert Bliss. Bob was my adviser and helped this C student get through school.

What major forces (such as individual architects, design philosophies, rendering styles, research methods, etc.) do you remember influencing you significantly as a student?
Frank Lloyd Wright.


Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Frank L. Reese

University of Minnesota - B.Arch '57

What was the most important thing/skill/concept you learned at the School of Architecture?
I learned how to design buildings.

Who made the most lasting impression (most influenced you) and why?
Professor Robert Bliss.

What is your favorite memory from your studio days?
The bonding that takes place while solving design problems.

What major forces (such as individual architects, design philosophies, rendering styles, research methods, etc.) do you remember influencing you significantly as a student?
The history of architecture. 

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.
I used my architectural training to the assist the Metro West United Methodist Church's builder's club to select sites for mission churches and to aid the new congregations in the area of design and financing.