"In my case it's NC State"
John Atkins reflects on how NC State's College of Design helps foster creativity and critical thinking skills in its students, including himself.
Interview on 2011-08-23 00:00:00 -0400
Transcript
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NC State is a special place.
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this process of how you think to solve a problem,
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you know they say you come out of law school with a way of thinking,
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you come out of engineering school with a way of thinking,
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for the School of Design it's not a linear process;
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it's kind of a creative process, which really causes you to
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kind of mentally throw on the wall, what are all the options,
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what's dictating an option,
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how do you cross over this hurdle,
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and how do you get a successful outcome,
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I wouldn't have gotten any of that.
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I'm not saying I couldn't have gone to another school of architecture somewhere,
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I'm not trying to say-but I'm just saying in my case it's NC State.
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And so, you know, we all owe a lot to NC State.
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