Blending Architecture, Design and Education for MAXIMUM IMPACT, ft. Kevin Haley
Summary
Stephen Drew speaks with Kevin Haley about blending architecture, design and education, Aberrant Architecture, community projects, the V&A residency, the Royal College of Art and supporting students into practice.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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