Emotional · 9:22
// THE QUOTE
“i remember the day that we were awarded the green gables project it was a thursday”
— Kendall Taylor · root architecture inc
Tight turning-point beat: rejected on two RFPs that morning, then the Green Gables award email lands; complete emotional arc that stands alone.
Full episode at 9:22How Root Architecture Designed the $11M Green Gables Visitor Centre — and Why Atlantic Canada Architects Can't Specialize | Kendall Taylor ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Designing with the end-user's movement patterns (fast-through vs. slow explorer) before settling on building form leads to more functional public buildings.
“we had to really think about how people move through the building — the streakers, the strollers, the stairs”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Awards — Green Gables Visitor Centre
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 9:22 of How Root Architecture Designed the $11M Green Gables Visitor Centre — and Why Atlantic Canada Architects Can't Specialize | Kendall Taylor