“Modern Sustainable Residential Design” at SCIC
by MA
Time
Thursday, July 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost
Free
Location
SCIC Atlanta showroom, 855 Peachtree St NE, Suite 6 (Viewpoint building), Atlanta, GA 30308
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It outlines solutions for incorporating sustainable aspects into a home design from conceptualization to implementation. Detailed design analyses range from groundbreaking contemporary buildings such as Pugh + Scarpa's Solar Umbrella House to Ray Kappe's LivingHome, illuminating some of the most innovative sustainable strategies in the United States and abroad.
Highlights From SCIC Atlanta’s “open house” and Modern Sustainable Residential Design booksigning…
SCIC-Atlanta welcomed William Carpenter PhD FAIA, who signed copies of his latest book, Modern Sustainable Residential Design
SCIC-Atlanta’s Joseph Adams and Jill Ripley, Bill Carpenter
Pugh + Scarpa
Modern Sustainable Residential Design: A Guide for Design Professionals is the latest book by Architect William J. Carpenter FAIA PhD
Join MA and SCIC (pronounced chic), Atlanta’s newest Italian luxury kitchen design, as we welcome the first SCIC showroom in Atlanta and present an evening of elevated contemporary design and sustainability. SCIC’s special guest is Lightroom’s founder, William J. Carpenter PhD FAIA, who will be discussing Lightroom’s current projects and signing copies of his latest book- Modern Sustainable Residential Design: A Guide for Design Professionals. Free Admission, Thursday, July 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Rickjoy
“The world of residential building is poised to do great things. The guidance, information, materials and technology, while ever-evolving, are in place. Now it’s the hearts and minds that must follow. Modern Sustainable Residential Design is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide that can help. So let’s get started.” —From the Foreword by Allison Arieff, The New York Times “By Design” columnist
Ray Kappe
Books and articles celebrating sustainable or green residential design have become commonplace. This book is different. Written for design professionals, William Carpenter’s Modern Sustainable Residential Design not only explores the fundamental design principles of sustainable homes, it provides a practical guide to implementing them.
Ray Kappe
This guide offers lessons for architects, interior designers, and builders who want to conceptualize and implement sustainable design strategies in modern residential design. It outlines solutions for incorporating sustainable aspects into a home design from conceptualization to implementation. Detailed design analyses range from groundbreaking contemporary buildings such as Pugh + Scarpa’s Solar Umbrella House to Ray Kappe’s LivingHome, illuminating some of the most innovative sustainable strategies in the United States and abroad.
William J. Carpenter PhD FAIA
Dr. Carpenter is a nationally recognized architect and educator. He has won numerous design awards and accolades for his teaching. He is co-founder Lightroom a successful design firm in Decatur, Ga. specializing in award-winning architecture and new media projects for commercial and residential clients. Carpenter received the national ACSA/AIAS Educator of the Year Award in 2000 and the National Young Architects Citation in 1997. He was elected as a Fellow in the AIA in 2000. He is also author of an important and well-regarded book; —Learning by Building: Design and Construction in Architectural Education, Wiley, 1997. His work has been published in Southern Living, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, Atlanta Magazine and ERA; April, 2006 . He studied and worked for renowned architect and AIA Gold Medalist Samuel Mockbee FAIA and New York architect Norman Jaffe FAIA known for his elegant buildings which respond to the Long Island landscape.
About SCIC
SCIC, a leading company in the Italian kitchen design field, boasts a long history of fine cabinet making that started over forty five years ago. Thanks to Renzo Fornari, the company’s president who soon sensed the major growing opportunities offered by foreign markets, SCIC has been introduced to the American landscape in several major US cities, New York, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles, and culminating with the latest opening of the showroom in Atlanta, Ga.
To bolster the SCIC world class brand and increase distribution in America, the company is pleased to announce the opening of the latest premier SCIC Center: SCIC Atlanta, located in the heart of the Midtown Mile at Peachtree and 6th Street. The SCIC Atlanta Center represents a further step forward in “Leading Kitchen Design” and storefront displays in the Viewpoint Building whose design and materials are characterized by a perfect harmony between architecture and inner layout.
SCIC Atlanta showroom 855 Peachtree St NE, Suite 6 (Viewpoint building) Atlanta, GA 30308