Insights: Thom Mayne, FAIA

Thom Mayne, FAIA

In this revealing interview, Thom provides insights about his circuitous path to becoming an architect, the people who influenced him, and how his interests in non sequiturs and collisions shape his designs. Thom also offers his perspectives about whethe

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Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Idiosyncratic Kind of Way
  3. Searching for a New Direction
  4. Academia and Practice
  5. Raw Talent
  6. 220-Volt Personality
  7. Social and Political Divide
  8. Absolutely Zero Consistency
  9. Sampling of Projects
  10. Credits

Thom Mayne, FAIA, is a strong presence in both the architectural design and academic worlds. Thom has been widely recognized for his design achievements, including the Rome Prize Fellowship, the Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the 2013 AIA Gold Medal.

In this remarkably revealing interview, Thom provides insights about his circuitous path to becoming an architect, the people who influenced him, and how his interests in non sequiturs and collisions shape his designs. Thom also offers his perspectives about whether design talent can be taught, the notion of architecture as a humanistic activity and, of course, his 220-volt personality in a 110 volt-society.

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