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In October, Professor Brian Schermer visited NC State\u2019s College of Design to deliver a talk titled The Amphibious Design Researcher<\/em> and meet with PhD students. His talk explored how architectural research moves between the high, hard ground of theory and the murky swamplands of practice\u2014where evocative ideas from both realms inspire design thinking and compelling research questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Schermer was also invited to write the preface for a forthcoming book celebrating the legacy of Professor Henry Sanoff, who founded NC State\u2019s PhD in Design program 25 years ago. The book honor Sanoff\u2019s influential contributions to participatory design and design education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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