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How are you translating this public-realm energy to
some of the current projects you are involved with?

Garvin: It depends on who my client is. I recently did a project outside of Austin, Texas. What [the client] didn't have was
a public-realm framework, so we created one that included
parkland. They originally had a plan that included 16,000
homes; when we finished, it was almost 50 percent public
realm, with most of it being parkland. No more cul-de-sacs,
no more destroying the natural environment. Now they have
places where you can go hiking, and have ended up with a development [that will have] 2,100 homes when finished.
Zimbabwe: I've worked with Alex several times on sessions to
educate and empower public officials to make better design
and development decisions, and he is masterful at rendering
this connection clearly for that audience. Many academics in
the environmental design disciplines maintain private practices in architecture, planning, or design, but few of them have
Alex's ability to combine a pragmatic understanding of what

he has spent the past five years working for ka
architecture, a multi-disciplinary firm with a focus
on large projects including urban planning,
mixed-use development, and commercial design.
Awards/Distinctions: President, Ohio Chapter of the
American Society of Landscape Architects
For me, design is about... asking questions,
challenging assumptions, seeking authenticity,
and finding the ideas that make our lives better. As
the " monoculture " phenomenon continues to
envelope the idea of community, the need to
create places of defining character continues to be
increasingly important. I believe that people yearn
for something authentic, the moments of life that
make us feel alive. Each day I am challenged with
the task of translating this belief into something
real and uniquely tangible, letting design be a
valuable tool to create places that hopefully will
enrich lives and develop a sense of community.

works politically and economically with what would just be a
good idea.
Alex's plan for the public realm in DeKalb County, Georgia, exemplifies this, as he undertook extensive engagement
with citizens, property owners, and other stakeholders to make
sure the plan would have legs in the market and in the real process of getting things done in neighborhoods.

In your opinion, where is modern architecture falling
short?

Garvin: The term modern architecture has so many meanings. It's a debatable subject. I would rather say there are some
great buildings being designed and built today. The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, for example, is quite extraordinary. I don't think we're lacking great buildings.
What I do think is that we've come to a disease called " starchitecture. " People think if they get a star designer, they can do
things that wouldn't otherwise be done. What we need more

Angela Brooks,
AIA, LEED AP
Education: Master's of Architecture,
Southern California Institute of
Architecture; Bachelor of Design in
Architecture, University of Florida
Firm: Pugh + Scarpa
Projects of Note: Colorado Court
(sustainable affordable housing);
Solar Umbrella (sustainable
housing)
Background: As principal with Pugh +
Scarpa and cofounder of the
nonprofit Livable Places, a
development company dedicated
to building sustainable mixed-use
housing, Brooks has been involved
with more than 30 AIA awardwinning projects. She heads the
firm's Sustainable Development department, where she has served as
architect and consultant on buildings ranging from public and
institutional projects to mixed-use projects to single- and multi-family
housing. She has been appointed by the city of Santa Monica,
California, to the advisory board of Solar Santa Monica.
Awards/Distinctions: 2009 National AIA Young Architect Award; AIA/COTE
Top Ten Green Project Award; Outstanding Alumni Award, University of
Florida

For me, design is about . . . Architects design the environment within
which we live and spend the majority of our time. Good design can
raise your spirit. Buildings can be both beautiful and sustainable
through good design. Design matters and at all scales--from the singlefamily house to the city. A space that is well-designed uses the
environment to its best advantage: the way natural light enters the
space, the way sunlight warms the walls, the way the space opens up to
the outside so that you don't know where the building ends and the
landscape begins. All of these things make little impacts on our
everyday lives and can improve our lives and the way we live.
	

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