Three contemporary designers and practice leaders will share the inspiration, grit, persistence, and craft behind their favorite recently realized details. These stories will explore how the big idea of a project finds itself in the smallest details of the project execution.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the folding of concept, narrative, and history into the design process.
Understand the considerations—economic, material, and conceptual—that inform detailed decision-making.
Participate in an in-depth discussion of different material selection and fabrication processes, including stone cutting, casting and metalwork.
Learn from the successes and challenges of the professional relationships behind the case studies, including the client, the designer, the contractor, and the fabricators.