I mistakenly hit reply to sender (Mike Malinowski) instead of reply to discussion forum and am re-posting my comments.
Hosack: The significance of an architectural license is not limited to its permit to practice. It is an indication of a complete architectural education that includes practical experience. I understand the argument from architectural educators, but I have never understood the agreement or acquiescence from practitioners. It may have something to do with the AIA position and the practitioner's use of their limited time to earn a living rather than lobby for reform, but I will have to defer to the historic knowledge of others for an answer.
Malinowski: Thanks Walter. It would be interesting to find out more about how such a great gap arose between academia and the profession. How to cure it is certainly a conundrum; perhaps the only way would be to educate young people on what to look for when they choose where to place their lives.
Hosack: This would probably result in further decline, at least in the short term; but I agree with your concern for the future of others. It's a concern that has been in short supply and seems to be dwindling further. The benefit of crisis is change when it can no longer be resisted and occurs in time.
Several things caught my eye in your note. I like the web name, "appliedart.net", but like the company name, "Applied Architecture Inc." even better. I've always felt that the emphasis on "fine art" de-emphasized the education, experience, coordination, logic, leadership, evaluation, and decision required by "architectural design". (I didn't even mention imagination and talent since this isn't knowledge that can be memorized and repeated by others.)
The first step may be recognizing the difference between tangible knowledge and intangible intuition. I have never felt that the slogan "design matters" begins to convey the architectural combination to a public that depends on sound bytes for information. I think the "AIAKnowledgeNet" is a title that implies a professional objective rather than a personal belief. In that vein, I also like your company slogan, "30 Years of Sensible and Sensitive Architectural Solutions".
I'd like to leave you with a sentence from the introduction to my new book since you've raised a question for leadership consideration.
"Leadership begins with a question that is often prompted by intuition, organized by logic, answered by imagination, and memorized by those who seek to build knowledge and repeat success."
Roosevelt was a leader. Marshall was an advisor. Eisenhower was a planner. Patton was a manager. These topics of responsibility declined in scope at the tactical level but were present at every level of the combat organization. Strategy was only as good as the intelligence gathered and was called tactics in the field.
Intelligence should raise questions in a leader's mind. Anyone can make a decision, but the right question is an extremely valuable commodity. It emerges from intuition and anticipation that guide the search for information. In some cases the answer becomes knowledge that can be memorized. The rest becomes data.
You've raised a valuable leadership question and implied a recommendation. You've even provided some limited intelligence. That's about all an advisor can do unless he wishes to become a leader who monitors performance and mobilizes sentiment.
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Walter Hosack
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Walter M. Hosack
Dublin OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 21:37
From: Michael Malinowski
Subject: better repositioning format
Mike
Here are some facts to add to your quiver.
In 1996 the "Boyer/Mitgang Report" found a disconnect between Architectural education and the profession. At the time, about 48% of faculty in professional Architectural programs were licensed.
Today, the percentage of licensed Architects who are preparing the next generation in our professional programs: about 29%.
The theme of the last edition of Architecture Boston was 'The State of Architecture Education". In it, Mr. Nader Tehrani - head of MIT's Architecture Department is quoted: "The architectural license is practical to have, but it says very little about the relevance of building meaningful bridges between education and practice. I have tried very hard to serve as a model for this very issue."
Mr. Tehrani - who is also principal and founder of the architectural practice NADAA in Boston - is not licensed.
Sigh
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Michael Malinowski AIA
AIA Director - California Region
Applied Architecture, Inc.
Sacramento CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-29-2013 15:00
From: Mike Mense
Subject: better repositioning format
Here is an easier version of the previous post, an alternative way of repositioning.
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Mike Mense FAIA
Owner
mmenseArchitects
Anchorage AK
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