Experimental Architecture for Children: Designing on a Bent Knee | Reese Rowland | TEDxMarkhamSt

Reese Rowland is as much a storyteller as he is an architect. His strength is offering more, distilling a client’s vision and modus operandi into compelling, thought provoking physical narratives. Reese’s designs weave a narrative that displays proudly how the craft of architecture can link time and place, space and spirit, man and environment.

Reeseā€™s dedication to crafting meaningful spaces through innovative, sustainable architecture has transformed Little Rock. His Heifer International World Headquarters design received the 2008 AIA National Institute Honor Award; one of 13 awarded nationally and was the South’s first LEED Platinum building. His Arkansas Studies Institute design and Hillary Rodham Clinton Childrenā€™s Library received a National AIA/ALA Award of Excellence, one of five awarded, honoring the best in library architecture worldwide. Arkansas Business named Reese to its list of ā€œ25 Entrepreneurs & Innovators of the last 25 years. AY Magazine named Reese to its list of ā€œ12 Powerful Men in Arkansasā€ for having influence, making a difference, and serving others. Arkansas Times named him as one of ā€œ50 Influential Arkansans.ā€ He has designed Little Rockā€™s most recognized buildings, including Acxiomā€™s and The Bank of the Ozarks Headquarters, Heiferā€™s Education Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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