Creating Meaning Through Economy
Sponsored by Vitro Architectural Glass | Presented by Marlon Blackwell
Marlon Blackwell, joins the Design.ED podcast to discuss the design process for the Thaden School in Bentonville, building within the context of Northwest Arkansas, and the impact materiality can have on architecture. He specifically addresses his journey into architecture and discusses the qualities he thinks new architects should keep in mind as they navigate place and space.
Photo courtesy of Blackwell Architects
The new Art and Administration Building houses the signature Thaden School program “Reels.”
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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. |
Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass), North America’s largest glass producer, is dedicated to glass innovation and fueled by the same people, plants and products that made PPG Glass one of the industry’s most respected and reliable commercial glass manufacturers.
Originally published in ASSEMBLY
Originally published in December 2022
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the elements of Ozark architecture utilized by Blackwell.
- Describe the way Thaden School uses its architectural design to invite education and community.
- List the pursuits Blackwell believes students of architecture should consider when it comes to projects.
- Explain how Blackwell has taken setbacks and turned them into successes.
