From the Studio – Experiments in Skyscraper Form – 2015

From the Studio – Experiments in Skyscraper Form – 2015

Is it true that the human body is the most universal visually appealing form? We take this anthropocentric maxim literally and explore skyscraper shapes formed from gesture, stance, and posture. Our 2015 I am a Skyscraper project alludes to the aspiration for public inscription of corporate 

From the Classroom – Oration: speaking history

From the Classroom – Oration: speaking history

Working as as an Architect for Colleges and Universities and as a Professor of Architecture allows me to experience the classroom, department, and university-wide experience first-hand – and to participate in its evolution. Notes from Teaching History and Theory of Architecture, 1850-1932, at Norwich University, 

From the Classroom – Seeing in LAYERS : Victorian ‘Tunnel-book’ Models

From the Classroom – Seeing in LAYERS : Victorian ‘Tunnel-book’ Models

Working as an Architect for Colleges and Universities and as a Professor of Architecture allows me to experience classroom, department, and university communities first-hand – and to participate in their evolution. Notes from Teaching History and Theory of Architecture, 1850-1932, at Norwich University, Fall 2015 

Research – Residential & Therapeutic Adaptive Re-Use Projects  – 2007

Research – Residential & Therapeutic Adaptive Re-Use Projects – 2007

Presented here are case studies of Industrial Buildings and Sites being converted into residential and therapeutic environments: Industrial Building & Site Re-use Database – Residential & Therapeutic Environments – Sorensen Partners | Architects + Planners: Case studies of industrial buildings and sites converted to new 

Research – Civic, Cultural & Retail Adaptive Re-Use Projects  – 2007

Research – Civic, Cultural & Retail Adaptive Re-Use Projects – 2007

Presented here are case studies we have documented of industrial buildings and sites converted to new use for civic, cultural, and retail environments: Industrial Building & Site Re-use Database – Civic & Retail Environments – Sorensen Partners | Architects + Planners: Case studies of industrial buildings and 

Research – Production & Learning Adaptive Re-Use Projects – 2007

Research – Production & Learning Adaptive Re-Use Projects – 2007

Presented here are case studies we have documented for production and learning environments created from adaptively re-used industrial buildings and sites: Industrial Building & Site Re-use Database – Production & Learning Environments – Sorensen Partners | Architects + Planners: Case studies of industrial buildings and 

Research – ‘Mixed-mode’ Ventilation in Building Design – Research with UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment – 2005

Research – ‘Mixed-mode’ Ventilation in Building Design – Research with UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment – 2005

Why is it important to use natural ventilation in building design? The added oxygen content keeps occupants more awake. Natural ventilation can carry pleasant smells from outside. And the experience of air movement from the exterior is a reminder of the larger world around us.