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The Works of Marlon Blackwell

By Marlon Blackwell

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About the Author

Marlon Blackwell has received national and international recognition for his residential projects. He teaches architecture at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

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"I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, It's a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work--it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here--to call it home--I've been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place--its visceral presences and expressive character--that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture."