Name: Angela Brooks & Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA
Firm: Brooks + Scarpa
Bio: Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa has garnered international acclaim for the creative use of conventional materials in unique and unexpected ways. They are the recipients of the 2022 American Institute of Architects GOLD Medal, the institute’s highest honor. Their firm Brooks + Scarpa is the recipient of multiple international awards including the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Award in Architecture and the AIA National Firm Award. He is also the recipient of lifetime achievement awards from Interior Design Magazine and the AIA California Council.
Presentation Title: Ordinary and Extraordinary
Presentation Abstract : Why do we remember buildings, locations and experiences? Even a place visited in our childhood can conjure emotions that make an impact on us through the memories they create. Lawrence Scarpa will explain the creative process that aspires to make a lasting impression out of even a brief encounter.
Brooks and Scarpa's work is deeply rooted in conditions of the everyday, and works with our perception and preconceptions to allow us to see things in new ways. He does this, not by escaping the restrictions of practice, but by looking, questioning and reworking the very process of design and building, rethinking the way things normally get done – with material, form, construction, even financing –– and to subsequently redefine it to cull out it’s latent potentials – making the “ordinary extraordinary.” The seminar will look at building materials innovation and applications, and how it relates to the architectural design process and sustainable design strategies.
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