Archinect - News 2024-05-02T02:07:15-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149947548/valorizing-the-normal-reflections-on-the-2016-aia-national-convention-ft-special-guest-fred-scharmen-on-archinect-sessions-65 Valorizing the Normal: Reflections on the 2016 AIA National Convention, ft. special guest Fred Scharmen on Archinect Sessions #65 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-05-26T18:22:00-04:00 >2018-04-06T13:13:31-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87mbf8887xrleh6k.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Donna, Ken and <a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/2752895/fred-scharmen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred</a> all converged in the meatspace that was the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/706026/2016-aia-national-convention" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIA National Convention</a> last week in Philadelphia&mdash;to explore the massive Expo floor, visit local architecture, vote on resolutions and watch those keynotes (!) by&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149944859/julia-louis-dreyfus-terry-gross-replace-kevin-spacey-as-aia-keynote-speakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/12353/neri-oxman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neri Oxman</a> and <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/148364911/rem-koolhaas-to-deliver-keynote-on-day-3-of-aia-national-conference" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rem Koolhaas</a>. Spoiler alert: Rem's was the most boring.</p><p>For more information about the resolutions up for debate at the convention, check out <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149944875/due-protest-pushing-back-against-hb-2-and-fighting-for-interns-on-archinect-sessions-64-ft-special-guest-gregory-walker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our episode with Gregory Walker</a> covering unpaid internships and WTC-truthers.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/65/65ut6om2rod9as2g.jpg"></p><p>And don't forget to check out our ongoing coverage of the 2016 Venice Biennale &ndash; we collaborated with the <a href="http://archinect.com/taubmaninvenice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taubman students setting up the US Pavilion</a>, have a bunch of interviews with curators in the <a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/743426/2016-venice-biennale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Features</a>, and will soon be publishing dispatches from Venice to the News.</p><p>Listen to&nbsp;episode 65 of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect Sessions</strong></a>, "Valorizing the Normal":</p><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/archinect-sessions/id928222819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a>, and click the "Subscribe" button below the logo to automatically download new episodes.</li><li><strong>Apple Podcast App (iOS)</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="pcast://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to subscribe</a></li><li><strong>SoundCloud</strong>:...</li></ul>