9 Jul 2024

Blending Architecture, Design and Education for MAXIMUM IMPACT, ft. Kevin Haley

The strongest architecture education often comes from moving between studio, classroom, community work and the messy reality of making projects happen.

Stephen Drew speaks with Kevin Haley about blending architecture, design and education, founding Aberrant Architecture, working with communities and supporting students through practice and teaching.

The conversation covers:

How Kevin moved from music into design and architecture
What Aberrant Architecture learned from community-led projects
How the V&A residency shaped practice and public engagement
How teaching and practice can support each other
What students need from architecture education now

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and casual Friday context
01:11 Meet Kevin Haley
01:56 Kevin's journey from music to design
03:58 Early career challenges and discoveries
08:45 Founding Aberrant Architecture
13:18 Winning the V&A residency
17:09 Balancing academia and practice
20:51 First major project: El Paso pub
25:15 The Swansea Pound and community workshops
26:30 Creating public art with community input
27:36 Reflections on the Swansea project
28:11 Audience questions
29:21 Emerging technologies in design education
30:51 Post-pandemic architecture education
32:50 Advice for current students
35:25 Supporting student ambitions
38:31 Bridging academia and industry
43:42 The Architecture Social experiment
46:07 Future plans and live events
47:44 Closing remarks and contact details

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