@funarchitect

Dean, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment, Robert Gordon University. 97th President of the American Institute of Architects

 Chicago & Aberdeen
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Joined March 2009
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Architecture Is Fun turned 30 years old this week. The best part of it has been living up to our name. @SharonExley1 #Fun #Fun #Fun #architecture
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Our highest honor, the Gold Medal, recognizes those whose work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Meet Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, the 2023 recipient→bit.ly/3W2wTwe
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BREAKING NEWS❗🏆 Gold Medal 2023 goes to Carol Ross Barney, FAIA. Mithun receives the Architecture Firm Award 2023. Congrats! Learn about the 2023 winners & their awards 🧵⤵️
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📢 NEWS: We are pleased to announce that Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE will be joining the RIBA as our Chief Executive in the new year. bit.ly/3NqRLKx
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AIA Chicago@AIAChicago10 Oct 2022
Today is World Mental Health Day. Architects & designers need a safe place to address our mental health within the profession. Read the article in the Summer 2022 edition of Chicago Architect by @funarchitect, Gregg Garmisa, Esq., and Korey White, AIA. mydigitalpublication.com/pub…

Chicago Architect Summer 2022

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Blair Kamin@BlairKamin27 Sep 2022
I’m very sorry to report that Chicago architect Brad Lynch, co-founder of Brininstool + Lynch, has died. A distinguished practitioner, critic + teacher, Brad graced Chicago with strong ideas + the buildings that grew from them. He’ll be missed. Full bio: brininstool-lynch.com/brinin…
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Architecture Is Fun will be there @SharonExley1 and yours truly. #catalyzeequity #emphasizeclimateaction #chicagoarchitects
Chicago Architecture Center@chiarchitecture27 Aug 2022
🚨COOL EVENT ALERT🚨Join #AIAChicago & the CAC for Designight 2022 9/12. FREE event at #MillenniumPark celebrates the global design achievements of AIA Chicago members. Host #PeterSagal of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me is sure to make it a night to remember bit.ly/3CGtWeJ
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Anyway - back to Brutalism tweets. Here’s a watercolor of Marina City by dear friend and mentor @funarchitect that is currently on display at @chiarchitecture
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VSBA@VSBAllc24 Aug 2022
We’re so sorry John Rauch has passed away at 91. For 20 years John worked alongside Bob, Denise, & later Steve Izenour, from 1964 to retirement in 1987. Here are 2 photos showing John & staff in 1970s & 1981. Our deepest condolences to John’s family, friends, & former colleagues.
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Peter Exley puts it best: architects have an "ability to design and vision and realize the future." Listen to our full conversation, full of insights like this: techedpodcast.com/architectu… #architecture #architect @funarchitect
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What does design look like when it goes beyond simple access? @churchdotdesign @childrensmuseum @fly2ohare @DuPageChildrens #ADA churchproduction.com/churchd…

ADA Accessibility Beyond the Ramp

What does children's space design look like when it goes beyond simple access? Two award-winning Chicago designers offer up an example.

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Architecture is the perfect combination of STEM skills and artistic craft. This week, we're talking with Peter Exley (@funarchitect) about how architects get to design, envision and realize the future. 🔗 Listen to the full episode: techedpodcast.com/architectu… @AIANational
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Architects are visionaries whose designs bring purpose to places, bring communities together, and can be a catalyst for life-changing experiences. @TechEd_Podcast techedpodcast.com/architectu…

Visionary, Inventor, Problem-Solver: The Life of an Architect

Architects use all the skills from S.T.E.A.M. disciplines, and Architecture is Fun Co-Founder Peter Exley joins us to talk all about it!

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Design Excellence. Good design is still in the government’s interest. RIP Edward Feiner FAIA. #BlueprintForBetter @AIANational @USGSA nytimes.com/2022/07/24/arts/…

Edward Feiner, 75, Dies; Revolutionized Look of Federal Buildings (Published 2022)

As the government’s chief architect, he prioritized good design in the construction of hundreds of courthouses and office buildings.

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How to better build public buildings and spaces to encourage diversity and cultural exchange @uk_aspen @a2yakubu #cities #equity #blueprintforbetter aspenuk.org/events/designing…
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As architects, we create safe and healthy places for our clients to live their best lives. Let’s redouble our efforts to build those places for ourselves too. @koreydwhite @gregggarmisa @AIANational @AIAChicago #mentalhealth #workplace mydigitalpublication.com/pub… – at Chicago, IL

Chicago Architect Summer 2022

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Join @SharonExley1 and I for an Architecture Is Fun book signing at A’22 on June 23, 2022 at 3:30pm in the AIA Store in the Grand Concourse of McCormick Place. #A22Con @aianational @ImagesPub #DesignForKids #architectureisfun #booksigning
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As part of our ongoing partnership with @usmayors, AIA leaders & members were in Reno for #Mayors2022. We made connections, spoke on the main stage, moderated a panel & showed mayors from across the U.S. the value that #architects bring to every community. #BlueprintForBetter
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"A city that can reward you" @LEEBEY pitching the great city of Chicago, our home town #AIA22con @AIANational #podcast @aiachicago @aiaillinois #blueprintforbetter soundcloud.com/theaiapodcast…

Episode 1: Lee Bey

AIA interviews writer, critic and photographer Lee Bey about the history of his hometown, Chicago. Bey will serve as the host of AIA's 2022 Conference on Architecture.

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