Episode 98: Interview w/ Barton Myers, FAIA of Barton Myers Architecture & AIA Santa Barbara

Hi, It's Michele! Send me a text with who you want as a guest!This episode is sponsored by AIA Santa BarbaraLast December, I was invited to attend the AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards and interviewed architect Barton Myers, FAIA, in what would be one of his last interviews. Please give it a listen and look at his work, which will be in the accompanying blog. BARTON MYERS, FAIA Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Barton Myers received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and subsequently worked with Louis I. Kahn. He established his practice in Toronto in 1968. In 1984, he opened an office in Los Angeles that is now the firm’s base.In 1986, Mr. Myers was the recipient of the first Toronto Arts Award for Architecture in recognition of his contribution to that city, and in 1994, he received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal. In 2001 Mr. Myers was awarded the Rudy Bruner award for urban design and in 2002, he was awarded the American Institute of Architects / Los Angeles Chapter Gold Medal.Barton Myers has taught architecture and planning at both the University of Toronto and Waterloo University. He has also served as the Thomas Jefferson Professor at the University of Virginia, the Graham Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.Mr. Myers has held a continuing appointment as Professor of Architecture at UCLA’s School of Arts and Architecture since 1980 and lectures extensively throughout North America and abroad.Link to MGHarchitect: MIchele Grace Hottel, Architect website for scheduling a consultation for an architecture and design project and guest and podcast sponsorship opportunities:https://www.mgharchitect.com/