Duvall Decker
Creating healthy, functional and beautiful designs
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Founded in 1998 by Anne Marie Duvall Decker, FAIA and Roy T. Decker, FAIA, Duvall Decker is part architects, part planners, and part community organizers. With a strong footing in social justice Duvall Decker exemplifies the concept that all architecture is a public work. This podcast is a deep dive into the role that architects can play in creating healthy, functional and beautiful designs that serve the community regardless of income, budget, or location.
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100 Depot Street is a 9-unit, 26,700 SF multifamily housing development located at the edge of the University of Mississippi Campus at the junction between Jackson Avenue, Depot Street, and the Depot Trail. The historic Oxford Train Depot, located to the south of the project site, was one of the main arrival and departure locations for many travelers to Oxford and the University from 1857 to 1941. The project owner’s ambition is to develop a new housing building that will return activity, energy, and meaningfulness to this site once more by making a vibrant social, living space for the citizens of Oxford.
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Aaron Prinz is the host of the Design:ED Podcast and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and raised in the rural Northern California town of Red Bluff, just two hours south of the Oregon border. After one year of college, Prinz relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. At age 26, he began studying architecture at Portland State University while interning at Studio Petretti Architecture led by Amanda Petretti. His professional contributions while at Studio Petretti were focused on a portion of the new Multnomah County Courthouse which is a prominent addition to the Portland skyline. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Roxanne where he continues to work as a designer. |
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Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in June 2024
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe what motivated Duvall Decker to be located in Mississippi.
- Explain how Duvall Decker approach design projects that may not be profitable for the firm.
- Discuss how planning and efficient work processes can create more design time within projects.
- List the ways that Duvall Decker help create trust and set expectations with communities prior to the design process.
