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Who motivated and inspired you in school and growing up?

 
Feb 4, 09 4:10 pm
drums please, Fab?

preschool - the incredible hulk (tough guy, original greener)
elementary school - han solo (he's so cool!)
junior high - roland orzabal (singer/guitarist, tears for fears)
high school - davis love III (golfer who could hit 300 yard drives)
undergrad - frank gehry (blew things wide open)
grad school - mies van der rohe (refinement, simple yet powerful)

Feb 4, 09 4:34 pm  · 
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On the fence

Christie Brinkley

Feb 4, 09 5:01 pm  · 
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whistler

richard branson, ( business acumen, sticks to his idea, has fun )
lord foster ( great model of arch. business success ( design / profit )

Feb 4, 09 5:10 pm  · 
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drums please, Fab?

lord foster to be lord no more

Feb 4, 09 5:35 pm  · 
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Moody

FRaC dats amazing news =)

Feb 4, 09 6:47 pm  · 
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drums please, Fab?

i learned it from some dude named paul p.

Feb 4, 09 6:57 pm  · 
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drums please, Fab?

(who is my current personal hero!)

Feb 4, 09 6:58 pm  · 
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gold spot

AIA

Feb 4, 09 11:30 pm  · 
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crave

Benjamin Franklin

Feb 5, 09 12:13 am  · 
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Living in Gin

So, does he go back to being Sir Norman Foster, or is he just plain Norman Foster now?

Feb 5, 09 12:20 am  · 
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evilplatypus

sweetness 34

Feb 5, 09 12:21 am  · 
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whistler

I think its just plain old Norm! Not sure what counts more at his age the title or the tax savings.

Feb 5, 09 11:41 am  · 
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flipside

I admired Mies and Ando in school.
In practice I came to admire HH Richardson for his blending of life, practice, art and business- "The 3 rules of architecture:1- Get the job. 2- Get the job. 3- Get the job.

Feb 5, 09 1:46 pm  · 
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Apurimac

I Thought the three rules were 1. Get the Job, 2. Do the work, 3. Get the client to pay.

Feb 5, 09 4:13 pm  · 
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Mystykaljello

lol.

Feb 5, 09 4:26 pm  · 
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Gmatc

richard foster

Apr 2, 13 3:16 pm  · 
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Rang

bananas foster

Apr 2, 13 3:55 pm  · 
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citizen

foster brooks

Apr 2, 13 4:11 pm  · 
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Foster's beer

Apr 2, 13 4:45 pm  · 
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mfischer3387

Arian Foster

Apr 2, 13 5:10 pm  · 
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deals on wheels

Foster the People

Apr 2, 13 10:24 pm  · 
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donna

Apr 3, 13 11:22 am  · 
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Steven.

Apr 3, 13 12:21 pm  · 
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FLW.

Apr 3, 13 2:39 pm  · 
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curtkram

just stumbled across this.  going to drop it right here so next time someone asks about their future in the profession i might find it.  also, 2 hearts and fictional.  everything i ever wanted to be:

Apr 3, 13 3:30 pm  · 
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observant

This is a PERSONAL hero thread.  Didn't have one.

Apr 3, 13 4:03 pm  · 
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drums please, Fab?

'cept yourself?

Apr 3, 13 5:09 pm  · 
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s=r*(theta)

- parents

-God

Apr 3, 13 5:11 pm  · 
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observant

'cept yourself?

Hardly.  And thanks for being an idiot.

Apr 3, 13 5:50 pm  · 
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drums please, Fab?

my pleasure

Apr 3, 13 6:09 pm  · 
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snooker-doodle-dandy

FRaC    You not pleasuring yourself are you?

Apr 3, 13 7:41 pm  · 
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