Insights: Carol Ross Barney, FAIA

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, discusses growing up in the 1960's, her love for Chicago, her passion for teaching and which aspects of design talent cannot be taught, the role of women in Chicago architecture, and why architects need to skillfully guide clients.

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Chapters

  1. Carol Ross Barney, FAIA
  2. Child of the Sixties
  3. 10 Minutes of My Birthplace
  4. Middle of a Gigantic Cornfield
  5. Education and Deductive Thinking
  6. Wild Data, Virtual Reality
  7. Radical Creativity and Speed
  8. Chicago Women in Architecture
  9. Diversity, Cream of the Crop
  10. Pro Bono Services
  11. A Vocation, Not a Profession
  12. Almost Like a Psychiatrist
  13. You Still Only Have a Happy Client
  14. Gratification
  15. Sampling of Projects
  16. Credits

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, founded Ross Barney Architects in 1981. The firm's distinctive structures, many of which have become cultural icons, include community buildings, campus buildings for premier academic and research institutions, and groundbreaking transit stations that connect vibrant neighborhoods.

Ross Barney Architects' work has been exhibited in Chicago, New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, and has received more than 60 major awards, including 4 National AIA awards, 2 AIA COTE Top Ten awards, over 35 AIA Chicago Awards, the AIA Illinois Firm of the Year and 2 World Architecture Festival High Commendations. Additionally, Carol received the AIA's Thomas Jefferson Award recognizing excellence in architecture in the public realm.

In this Insights interview, Carol discusses growing up in the 1960's, her love for Chicago, her passion for teaching and which aspects of design talent cannot be taught, the role of women in Chicago architecture, and why architects need to skillfully guide clients to embrace the best design solutions.

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