Archinect - Features 2024-05-01T08:22:07-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150069609/denver-based-paul-andersen-wants-to-relieve-architecture-of-the-responsibility-to-be-fundamentally-good Denver-Based Paul Andersen Wants to Relieve Architecture of the Responsibility to be Fundamentally Good​ Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-06-18T14:57:00-04:00 >2018-08-18T13:01:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4fc7030aeac91e6a55975fb8b5b41cf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"Why not?" answers Paul Andersen when&nbsp;asked why he was originally motivated to start his own firm. Founder of the Denver-based <a href="http://independentarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Independent Architecture</a>, this carefree attitude is what sets the architect and his studio apart, with projects that are deceptively simple on the surface, but reveal a profound sense of humor upon retrospection.&nbsp;</p> <p>For this week's <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/845829/small-studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Small Studio Snapshot</a>, we talk with Andersen about what he's working on, the importance of pop practices for the field, and not taking architecture too seriously.&nbsp;</p>