Golden Years

Published: Dec. 10, 2015, 11:49 p.m.

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On the happy and historic occasion of Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi being jointly awarded the 2016 AIA Gold Medal, we speak with Brown about whether this truly is a watershed moment for architecture, and the long road that she and Robert took to arriving here. We last spoke with Brown on episode #39, when the Vanna Venturi house hit the market.

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If we accept that accolades like the Gold Medal have the influence to (potentially) nudge the profession in certain directions, then this time \\u2013 the first the award has been given jointly, and to a living woman \\u2013 could signal a movement towards increased inclusivity, and reevaluations of collaborative agency.

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