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On this podcast, we welcome Mark Taylor, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois. He is the faculty project manager of the University’s Solar Decathlon project, and has done extensive work around the world on innovative, sustainable, and affordable architecture and construction. His most recent projects have involved designing and building projects in Haiti. He joins us to talk about
- his work with students in the Solar Decathlon,
- how working in Haiti has changed his perspective on design,
- how architecture has helped open his eyes to different levels of scale,
- why local people often have the best solutions to their own issues.