99% Invisible

The Mind of an Architect

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Jul 13, 2016
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ANECDOTE

The Cobbler General

  • Avery Truffleman began the podcast with a story about a visitor in heaven.
  • St. Peter introduces a cobbler as the greatest general who ever lived, highlighting undiscovered potential.
INSIGHT

Creativity's Mystique

  • In the 1950s, creativity was considered magical and inexplicable.
  • This made people believe it couldn't be studied scientifically, according to Ravenna Helson.
ANECDOTE

IPAR's Creative Studies

  • IPAR studied creative people, including authors, scientists, and writers, to understand creativity.
  • Their most extensive study focused on architects, considered a blend of artistic and analytical minds.
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