Structure of Light: The Work of James Carpenter
November 13th, 2007 Lecture by James Carpenter @ Center for Architecture. 536 LaGuardia Place
James Carpenter is considered a leading architectural designer with a strong background in developing new and emerging glass and material technologies. His interest in architecture and structure has evolved into a unique design practice and studio, James Carpenter Design Associates, a multi-disciplinary architectural design firm with a specific focus on the exploration and management of light. The firm specializes in both the aesthetic and functional development and documentation of enclosure systems, glass structures and skylights, and specialty construction on building skins. Please join us for a very special evening as James Carpenter presents his work and the impact and influence technology has had on it
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James Carpenter studied architecture and sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1972. He actively exhibited his sculpture and installation film projects throughout the US and Europe, and from 1972 to 1982 worked as a consultant with Corning Glass Works in Corning, NY, researching the development of new glass materials including photo responsive glass and various glass ceramics. These projects were aimed at potential architectural applications, utilizing the technical capabilities of such glass to control and manipulate light and information. Mr. Carpenter is the recipient of numerous awards including the National Environmental Design Award from the Smithsonian Institution and the AIA’s Honor Award. In 2004, he received a prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. He is founder and principal of the firm James Carpenter Design Associates in New York. In addition to his New York practice, Mr. Carpenter is also a principal of the firm Carpenter/Norris Consulting, Inc., with partner Davidson Norris. In 2002, Mr. Carpenter and Luke Lowings announced the opening of a new studio, Carpenter/Lowings Architecture and Design Ltd., located in London.
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November 2007 Event
Date: Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm ET
Location: Center for Architecture. 536 LaGuardia Place (Between Bleecker and W.3rd Street), Main Lecture Hall (Lower Level), NYC
Transportation: 6/F Trains to Bleecker St./BWay-Lafayette (Walk 3 blocks West+1 block North)
N,R Trains to Prince St (Walk 2 blocks West+2 blocks North)
A/C/E/F Trains to W4th St (Walk 3 blocks East+1 block South)
PLEASE NOTE: SEATING FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED. YOU MUST RSVP (paul.seletsky@som.com) IN ORDER TO ATTEND. Admission: FREE
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