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\"w-Land-RBowman\"<\/a>Name: <\/b>Raymond Bowman, Assoc. AIA
\nFamily: <\/b>Married
\nYears in practice: <\/b>6
\nEducation: <\/b>B.Arch., Carnegie Mellon University
\nI belong to the AIA because:<\/b> I like the friendships I\u2019ve made and participating in the events I\u2019ve heard about through the organization. Some people call this \u201cnetworking\u201d.
\nWhat’s the best part of your job?<\/b> As a young architect, it\u2019s great to be involved in all phases of a project.
\nWhat would you change about your job? <\/b>More time outside. I\u2019d settle for more time not immediately in front of a computer screen.
\nMost embarrassing moment:<\/b> I tore my pants right before a meeting with a client and, to cover it, wore a woman\u2019s sweater around my waist, making the attempt to hide the tear arguably more embarrassing than just owning it.
\nWhat’s the most annoying thing architects do? <\/b>Take credit for all the good things architecture can do (thoughtful and efficient design, green building advocacy) without taking responsibility for the problems it has helped to cause (suburban sprawl, buildings unable to adapt).
\nWhat have you always wanted to tell your clients? <\/b>I know you think that rendering is great, but wall sections are pretty awesome, too.
\nIf you hadn’t become an architect, what would you have been?<\/b> In chronological order: depressed, barista, sketch comedy writer, Youtube sensation, depressed, barista, taco truck tycoon.
\nBest gift to give an architect:<\/b> A French press, some good coffee, a framed blueprint of a cool old building, and a Frank Lloyd Wright Lego kit. My birthday is October 14.
\nFavorite outdoor space:<\/b> McConnell\u2019s Mill State Park.
\nFavorite city:<\/b> That I\u2019ve visited? Chicago.
\nIf you could live anywhere in the world, where?<\/b> Norway. I haven\u2019t been yet, but it fits conceptually. I like night time, cold weather, public education and rigorous, logical design.
\nWhere you live in Pittsburgh and why you think it’s great?<\/b> Millvale, for its walkable business district of specialty shops among other great attributes. It\u2019s also (contrary to common myth) not far away.
\nSomeday I’d like to:<\/b> Have the means to do more international travel.
\nSomething you’d like to learn how to build with your own hands:<\/b> Cast concrete sink.
\nWhat’s on your iPod\/Pandora\/Spotify? <\/b>Like any good architect, I\u2019ll give you a good cross-section: Alabama Shakes, Cake, Daft Punk, The Decemberists, Girl Talk, Hayes Carll, Jack White, Nicole Atkins, Randy Newman, Rilo Kiley, Sleigh Bells, The Ting Tings.
\nFavorite Kennywood ride: <\/b>Thunderbolt for raw enjoyment, Jackrabbit for fun-to-wait time value.
\nArchitect you’d like to have a drink with:<\/b> Rem Koolhaas.
\nFavorite architecture book: <\/b>Favorite is tough, so instead I\u2019ll just mention two that I\u2019ve read recently that were thought-provoking: How Buildings Learn<\/i> by Stewart Brand, and The Geography of Nowhere<\/i> by James Howard Kunstler. I like that they are critical of the profession, and the main ideas of these books informed my answer to the \u201cmost annoying\u201d question above.
\nArchitectural quote to practice by: <\/b>\u201cA doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his client to plant vines.\u201d
\nAdvice to young architects: <\/b>Try to understand everyone\u2019s point of view. Everyone on a project has a different skill set and may have to ask a dumb question or have something explained 3 or 4 or 5 times. This includes you. It\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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