Have you thanked a teacher lately?

Somewhere out there is a teacher that has helped you become who you are today. Well, for so many in the world of architecture and design, that teacher is Jon Otis. Jon is widely known in this industry for so many reasons. He’s on the international board of directors for IIDA, he’s a professor at Pratt, runs his own practice, Object Agency and he’s champion of diversity and inclusion inside the profession of design.

In this episode, Jon shares the lessons on design that he never lets a student leave without.

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http://www.object-agency.com/about-object-agency/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonotis/

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