Chicago architect Douglas Garofalo gets $50,000 grant for artistic excellence

So why are Garofalo’s buildings making the covers of architectural magazines? And why was he tapped last year for a coveted teaching position at the Yale School of Architecture, where he used to be a student?

Perhaps because he stands at a unique juncture between two conflicting worlds: the old world of hand-drawn blueprints and two-by-fours; and the new world of computer software that makes possible a dazzling variety of shapes. Even in his skilled hands, however, these twisting, bending forms sometimes look better on the computer screen than when they get built.

Chicago architect Douglas Garofalo gets $50,000 grant for artistic excellence Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune 11/10/08

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