Change Leadership with Taryn Kinney

Taryn Kinney is a Principal, and K-12 Education Studio Leader at
DLR Group. Taryn is a native Texan who has successfully led the
strategy, visioning, planning, and design of more than two
million square feet of learning space, both nationally and
internationally. She enjoys sharing her knowledge from her
experiences and creating connections to implement exceptional
learning environments. During her 15 years of developing
facilities to support new educational models she has seen her
clients face increasingly complex challenges. Taryn joins her
clients in their journey to define unique responses to external
and internal challenges through evidence-based practice. 
She incorporates current developmental research, environmental
psychology, and organizational psychology to design facilities
that respond to human learning and behavior.


In this episode, Taryn shares how she went from loving studying
architecture in college, to wanting to explore other career
options, to finally creating a role for herself that incorporates
her interests in architecture, research, the social sciences, and
the design of learning spaces. Taryn talks about how she has
developed and implemented a comprehensive planning process that
empowers students, educators, parents, school boards, and
community members to craft a vision for future learning in their
community. We discuss how buildings can be a catalyst to help
clients achieve their vision, but that buildings can’t change
human behavior on their own. Taryn also gives some great advice
on what to do if you realize a traditional architecture career
isn’t for you.