Event

James Carpenter at 315 Linden

James Carpenter has worked at the intersection of architecture, fine art, and engineering for nearly 50 years, advancing a distinctive vision based on the use of natural light as the foundational element of the built environment. Originally studying architecture before concentrating on the fine arts, Carpenter founded the cross-disciplinary design firm James Carpenter Design Associates in 1979 to support the application of these aesthetic principles to large-scale architectural projects. Carpenters work is driven by a deep awareness of materiality and craft as a means of enhancing the individual human experience within the built environment.

Carpenter has been recognized with numerous national and international awards, including an Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and the Smithsonian National Environment Design Award. He holds a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, and was a Loeb Fellow of Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Design and a Mellon Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago.

The goal of these salon-like conversations is to spark new connections, inspire doers, and enjoy good food, wine and company. Bringing together a diverse group of people across practice and profession to have conversations surrounding the future of cities - especially San Francisco. Over the course of the year we will be inviting artists, policy makers, architects, academics, developers, and others to present at these salons on a topic around the future of cities and in particular San Francisco.