Nathan Koskovich, AIA sits down with Jennifer Bonner, an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech to discuss her path to Georgia Tech and "A Guide to the Dirty South - Atlanta" a "guide book" developed by her and her students which uses the metaphor of "Dirty South Rap" and its relationship to the over arching "East Coast/West Coast" story line that dominated music industry reporting in the 1990's to evaluate Atlanta architecture in terms of what it actually is instead of what it is not. The results are fascinating.
Before coming to Georgia Tech, Jennifer previously taught graduate studios, seminars, and workshops at Woodbury University, Auburn University, the Architectural Association, and Lund University. Her professional experience includes work at Foster+Partners and David Chipperfield Architects in London. She currently directs Studio Bonner in addition to her teaching duties.
I don't have a digital copy of the guide book, but here are some images.
And we talk a good amount about John Portman. The image below gives you a sense of the impact Portman has had on Atlanta. In addition to his work around Peachtree Center, Portman has built many projects around Metro-Atlanta.
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