Friday, April 25, 2014

Angela Michell Aquino, #003


Nathan Koskovich, AIA sits down with Angela Mitchell Aquino to discuss the power of design, the difference between design and art, the South and Atlanta.

Angela Mitchell Aquino is a designer, photographer and artist in Atlanta. She has worked in advertising, branding and interactive media, and is currently Senior Art Director at Function: and Principal of her own company, Lightdaughter : Design. She helped form the Sustainability Committee of the Atlanta chapter of AIGA to help educate and further sustainable practices within the design community, and continues to volunteer with AIGA, the professional association for design. She is also on the board of Boulevard Tunnel Initiative, a community group helping keep a neighborhood thoroughfare safe for pedestrian use. Angela was born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi and basks in her Southern-ness; she is a lover of food and beer and bourbon. She earned her BFA from Mississippi State University with emphasis in both Graphic Design and Photography.

Find the interview here.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Mike Rometo, PE, #001


More people are designers than you may think. This week Nathan Koskovich, A.I.A. sits down with Mike Rometo, P.E., a Senior Engineer with Atlanta's own Heery International, Inc. to talk a little bit about what it takes to be an engineer. Mike gives us the full engineer in this interview. He's a man that like's what he knows.

Listen here.

Friday, April 11, 2014

David Hamilton #002

David Hamilton is a principal at Praxis3 as well as an ADC board member. He’s involved in all things design related and especially involved in all things housing and education related. David stays actively engaged in the arts and architecture community in Atlanta, generously donating his time and expertise for the greater good. 

Nathan Koskovich, AIA, sat down with David at his home to discuss what its like to be an architect, and Howard Roark. Find the interview here.