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Donna Kacmar, FAIA
Bob Borson, AIA
Mark T. Wellen, AIA
Clovis Heimsath, FAIA Max Levy, FAIA
Christina Noble, AIA
B O B B O R S O N , A I A is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an associate principal at Bernbaum Magadini Architects in Dallas. Despite rumors to the contrary, he’s a regular guy who can’t be in two places at once, and he mows his own grass. See his musings on the “Life of an Architect” on page 124. C L O V I S H E I M S A T H , F A I A is a Yale graduate and former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Rome. He’s also the founder of Heimsath Architects, a two-generation architectural firm in Austin, now headed by his son Ben Heimsath, AIA, and Eric MacInerney, AIA. The firm has over 50 years experience in community, religious, and residential projects. Read his essay about “simultaneous use” on page 31. D O N N A K A C M A R , F A I A is an award-winning architect and an associate professor at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, where she teaches design studio, coordinates the technology curriculum, and runs the Material Research Collaborative. Read her feature on Kieran Timberlake’s Brockman Hall for Physics at Rice University on page 52.
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L E V Y , F A I A believes that drawing, model making, and writing can deepen an architect’s work. Writing invites thinking, and thinking sometimes invites trouble. On page 34 he takes a shot at a current architectural issue that eludes expression in words, yet seems increasingly to be affecting us all. C H R I S T I N A N O B L E , A I A owns her own practice, Contour Architecture, located in Phoenix, Ariz. She enjoys a broad variety of scales and building typologies, and has focused her practice on work that offers opportunity to incite positive change for the betterment of communities. She graduated from Rice University with her Bachelor of Architecture in 2002. See her article on page 48. M A R K T . W E L L E N , A I A lives in Midland where he practices with Rhotenberry Wellen Architects. He and his wife, DeLayne, have three daughters. His design for Cinco Ranch (see photo; that’s Wellen lounging on the deck) was recognized last year with a Texas Society of Architects Design Award, as well as an AIA Housing Award and a Residential Architect Grand Award in 2009. See his article on page 56 regarding Lake/Flato’s Brown Residence in Arizona. M A X
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