Dak Kopec

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Dak Kopec is an Architectural Psychologist and Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dak has authored several books used by design educators, including three editions of Environmental Psychology for Design. He has also written the novel Broken Boys Beyond Friendships, a story that details the lives of young people coming to terms with growing up in the early 1990’s.

Dr. Kopec is a two-time Polsky Prize winner, is credited with researching, developing, and administering the first low residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College, and has been awarded honorary Fellowship to ASID (HFASID).

Dak served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii
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Dak Kopec I'm lucky that I don't experience writer's block too often. If I did, I would just plan a road trip alone and let my thoughts wander. My biggest probl…moreI'm lucky that I don't experience writer's block too often. If I did, I would just plan a road trip alone and let my thoughts wander. My biggest problem is time. As many of us know, writing rarely pays the bills, and creative writing is a beast because of the need for self-promotion. So, I need my full-time job, which takes me out of my creative zone. Additionally, my academic publications, which is a different writing style, require a different head space. So, my two most significant obstacles are a lack of time and the inability to stay focused on a creative project.(less)
Dak Kopec Escape from reality. I'm an introvert, so writing for me allows me to hang out in my head--away from others. I enjoy thinking about what could have be…moreEscape from reality. I'm an introvert, so writing for me allows me to hang out in my head--away from others. I enjoy thinking about what could have been and what might be. Writing allows me to delve into these ideas to imagine the results. I think this is fun—okay, I sound weird now.(less)
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HUMOR UNDER ATTACK

As our tolerance for risk declines, so too does our capacity for humor. By Dak Kopec I laughed—and then I second-guessed my laughter. That hesitation should bother us more than the joke ever could. This summer, while promoting my novel Broken Boys Beyond Friendships, I created several visual vignettes. One captured a ridiculous teenage prank: two boys sneaking onto a girls’ field hockey team weari Read more of this blog post »
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intriguing style of introspective writing

This book was written predominantly from the omniscient perspective which was a fascinating approach. I enjoyed being the fly on the wall for so much of this journey. On the downside, I had a hard relating to
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