The third lecture that was held for the school of architecture this quarter came from an architect from the firm Archimania. Todd Walker, one of the founders of the Memphis firm, was possibly one of my favorite speakers so far. He isn't one of those hot shot "starchitects" and I sure he doesn't want to label himself within that category. He seemed like a down to earth guy that only cared about pleasing people with his work. The thing that I like the most about him and his firm is that even though they work hard, they actually make their work it fun. It seems that their firm feels more of a family rather than some dictatorship (like in a major "starchitect" firm). Everyone works together rather than having one "big-guy" and a shit load of cad monkeys. They are located in not too big o a city and they mainly care about improving their "home area". The one thing that amused me was when Mr. Walker was telling us about the first question that he asks to a potential employee. "Are you an asshole?" Hopefully that potential employee knows the correct response to that question if he/she really want the job.
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