ARCHITECTURE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN Selected essays by Robert Gutman“ssa renult ofthe entire team engagement a oppose othe ‘Comvertional studio where etch student cares Ot har own projet onthe own, One atl located inthe offess of Lexington’ Downtown Development Author and project there hae leo moor developments hat re preety planning or constuction ‘Anathar atte deigned and ula house fora nonprofit foundation that incorporated new ie of ulling materi and eehroogies tnd sues iterated of cantemporay design nto the tore ‘are nd another hes spent thes years on a campus design fore all college in Japan, wth cont mastings forthe ene tem in both Kentucky and Japan “The overiing statgy fr lf these verse top warto bbe ble oenguge wh the pbc abou ecgn-t elevate heir understanding of good architecture and design othe point that the public became apart ofthe cational progfa-and to make the allege a lading vie fr good deign ars the commonwealth of ery, The valuo ofthis larger publi zesibity had seins for rsinthe teachings of Robert Gutman who knew al long hat the pub content ofa design edueton ran oppornty otto be misted WELCOME TO THE BANQUET (or, How to Increase the Relative Happiness of the M. 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At surface you might find Gottied Semper, Rober Venu, Deni Sot Brown Rabin Evans Mark Wigley, Jseques Herzog. Flere de Meuron Fare Mouse and Ajanta Zaerol. The seating rangement are ends. So the student’ fst taskisto picka table “he cy ole tha the stasonts understand what liferenoter Inaction othe sting, hee things flc ny ane pry ‘etqutethe ecnigue of interaction) tate he quay of the ‘vor and urtrance the propostion ofthe mes-how lng it tes) Eiqut, or technique a imporant for esearch sits forthe execwion of the final produc. The best banquet quests come prepared: the/ve researched ther one companions ort the very Ica knowhow tae theright questions. And once thoy understand ‘he les ofthe ables dcpinary tad, they probably an indeed ‘getaway with thing fom aching sett dancing top the ‘evterpoce.Buthat sony the step. ki ony by sting ones own ‘ues that one can get away wth anything but not ook the ool Thats ‘the moment people begin listen ‘Sohow cane student formulate ues? 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