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Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee (1944-2001) began a Auburn University Rural Studio program in Alabama, America in 1991 with a serve of fellow prof D.K. Ruth. A Rural Studio was Mockbee's vehicle for educating immature designers all about a social responsibilites of architecture. Within 1998, Mockbee was diagnosed using leukemia. When a hard & close miraculous recovery, he went in to assume awards & recognition for his function including the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, but fell to the disease trinity years late. Mockbee was posthumously nominated inside 2003 for the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Gold Medal, and would keep around won that month were it non for infighting among a AIA choice committee. (a vocal minority of members wished to grant the award to Albert Kahn, who died around 1942.) There is no Gold Palm was awarded that month. Mockebee won a award a next month, joining a ranks of preceding winners including Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei and Tadao Ando. A Rural Studio is located in Hale County, Alabama and carries on Mockbee's bequest. It has turn into the launching board for the careers of Mockbee's previous students.
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Mockbee Southern Genius Illustrated profile of Mockbee and the Rural Studio by Ted Katauskas in Architecture Week. Rural Studio Auburn University architecture program presents information about its mission, past and present projects, staff, students, events, and exhibits. Samuel Mockbee: A Life's Work Andrea Oppenheimer Dean looks back at Mockbee's life and career as he was posthumously awarded an AIA Gold Medal Award. Includes links to other relevant Architectural Record articles. Class Act Smithsonian Magazine visits the Rural Studio. Samuel Mockbee Profile and interview by Brian Libby in Salon. Elevate Something Ordinary to Something Extraordinary. Biographical article in Fast Company examines the efforts of the Rural Studio. Wikipedia: Samuel Mockbee Encyclopedia entry provides biographical information. Mockbee's Masterpieces Elizabeth Via Brown writes about the work done by Rural Studio students in American Profile. Real Life Zahid Sardar of the San Francisco Chronicle explores the architect's legacy. The Rural Studio Film Documentary capturing the program's efforts at creating affordable, sustainable, and beautiful architecture. |
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