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What is a city but the people?

November 14, 2014

Ian Adamson

Can you imagine a world in which we start to live in increasingly virtual environments? [...]

Future Shock

September 18, 2014

Ian Adamson

What has been your reaction to the future cities that these movies and other similar movies predict to be the future? [...]

Of ear buds and architecture

August 13, 2014

Ian Adamson

Is there a connection between music and architecture? [...]

Design as I say, not as I do?

August 1, 2014

Ian Adamson

As designers, do we get on the high horse of cutting edge design in the office only to slip off it when we go home? [...]

Brutal is as Brutal does

July 3, 2014

Ian Adamson

Was brutalism just another manifestation of what was going on in American culture at the time? [...]

The Great War

June 23, 2014

Ian Adamson

What were the art and design trends born out of World War One? [...]

Less is more or was it a bore?

April 9, 2014

Ian Adamson

As we move towards the brave new world where the AIA 2030 Commitment reigns supreme, can we take any lessons from these two masters of the last century? [...]

What is the carbon footprint of a tweet?

April 8, 2014

Ian Adamson

Let's consider the carbon footprint of ephemera online: social media, web browsing, etc. [...]

Embedded Refrigerator

April 4, 2014

Ian Adamson

What are the running costs of a 20 year old appliance versus the embedded energy it takes to make the appliance in the first place? [...]

Sustainability, more than payback?

March 20, 2014

Ian Adamson

How do you spend your sustainability money? What are the drivers or trade-offs on your decisions? [...]

Is architecture a spectator sport?

March 4, 2014

Ian Adamson

Is architecture the act of designing, or experiencing the design? [...]

LEGO-worthy

February 11, 2014

Ian Adamson

What creative endeavors evoke timelessness? What makes a piece of architecture worth creating a LEGO model of? [...]

Is History Bunk?

January 22, 2014

Ian Adamson

A rich history of iconography exists as part of our varied cultures, new and old. Our lives are full of symbolic representations, some understood, many ignored. [...]

I’m all verklempt

January 8, 2014

Ian Adamson

Can buildings inspire at an emotional level or are we only impressed? Do you have a list of buildings that have truly inspired you? [...]

Would you live inside your iPhone?

December 9, 2013

Ian Adamson

Could you imagine a sleek white car with a gorilla glass windshield gliding noiselessly down the street with you inside totally connected to the internet … autonomous drive anyone? [...]

Ian joined Payette in 1992 as partner after many years working with Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. In addition to having developed much of Payette’s academic science practice, Ian plays an important role in the internal management of the firm. Ian is a graduate of Penn State, where he received his B.Arch.

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