Blending Architecture, Design and Education for MAXIMUM IMPACT, ft. Kevin Haley

The strongest architecture education often comes from moving between studio, classroom, community work and the messy reality of making projects happen.Stephen Drew speaks with Kevin Haley about blending architecture, design and education, founding Aberrant Architecture, working with communities and supporting students through practice and teaching.The conversation covers: How Kevin moved from music into design and architecture What Aberrant Architecture learned from community-led projects How the V&A residency shaped practice and public engagement How teaching and practice can support each other What students need from architecture education now ____▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jhqTC7RNaA📝 Read the full write-up, with the key takeaways:https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/kevin-haley-architecture-education/Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:https://architecturesocial.com/The fastest way to get hired is to be better at the things practices actually ask for. Revit, Rhino, rendering, BIM, portfolio work. Our learning partner ArchAdemia is built by architects, for architects:https://archademia.com/architecture-social/Use code ARCHSOCIAL10 for a discount on monthly or annual membership.____Chapters 00:00 Introduction and casual Friday context 01:11 Meet Kevin Haley 01:56 Kevin's journey from music to design 03:58 Early career challenges and discoveries 08:45 Founding Aberrant Architecture 13:18 Winning the V&A residency 17:09 Balancing academia and practice 20:51 First major project: El Paso pub 25:15 The Swansea Pound and community workshops 26:30 Creating public art with community input 27:36 Reflections on the Swansea project 28:11 Audience questions 29:21 Emerging technologies in design education 30:51 Post-pandemic architecture education 32:50 Advice for current students 35:25 Supporting student ambitions 38:31 Bridging academia and industry 43:42 The Architecture Social experiment 46:07 Future plans and live events 47:44 Closing remarks and contact details