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\"w-Halkias-2\"<\/a>Name: <\/b>George D. Halkias, AIA
\nFirm: <\/b>Stantec
\nFamily: <\/b>wife Mary, daughter Lydia
\nYears in practice: <\/b>20
\nEducation: <\/b>B. Arch \u2013 Penn State University
\nYour first job: <\/b>Student Intern with Tasso Katselas at the old Pittsburgh Airport.
\nMost embarrassing moment: <\/b>In my first year back in Pittsburgh, I labeled the cover sheet for a permit set with the wrong contractor name. It did not take long for my phone to ring.
\nBuilding you would like to tear down: <\/b>Allegheny Center. It creates a barrier between the North Shore and the North Side.
\nWhat is the best part of your job: <\/b>Working with people who care.
\nWhat would you change about your job: <\/b>As my daughter says, Architects have too many meetings.
\nWhat is the most annoying thing that architects do:\u00a0 <\/b>This question is far too general or too specific. Some people do not listen when they have already decided on the solution to a problem. Some Architects are no different in this regard.
\nAdvice to young architects: <\/b>Learn why we succeed and why we fail in our work.
\nThe one thing you wish they would have taught in school: <\/b>Good business decision making.
\nArchitectural quote to practice by: <\/b>“Change is good.” I am glad that Build Pittsburgh adopted it this year. We are in the business of change, let\u2019s embrace it.
\nWhat is the next big architectural trend: <\/b>The next trend is to learn from our history. The master builder.
\nCode\/zoning requirement I would change if given the chance: Side setbacks \u2013 build closer together. The reasons should be obvious.
\nFavorite tool (can be digital, drafting, physical, etc): <\/b>A pen. I use it to think.
\nFavorite architecture book: <\/b>Invisible Cities<\/i> by Italo Calvino
\nArchitect you would like to have a drink with: <\/b>Antonio Gaudi: A remarkable talent with an equally remarkable humility.\u00a0 Both qualities to strive for.
\nSomeday I would like to: <\/b>Travel to South America.
\nPeople would be surprised to know that: <\/b>I have two half written musicals \u2013 you know, just waiting to have some spare time to finish.
\nBuilding you would like to renovate into something else and why: <\/b>The Union Trust Building or the Lord & Taylor Building. Grand old buildings like these deserve a better fate.
\nWhere you live in Pittsburgh and why you think it is great: <\/b>I live in Mt. Lebanon, walking distance from the shops and the T. The schools and the neighborhoods are great.
\nSomething you would like to learn how to build with your own hands: <\/b>Stained glass.
\nFavorite Kennywood ride: <\/b>The Thunderbolt, it\u2019s still the best.
\nBest gift to give an architect:\u00a0 <\/b>A challenge.
\nI want to be remembered for: <\/b>Honesty. That would be great.
\nI belong to the AIA because: <\/b>The people I have met through my involvement have made me a better person and a better architect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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