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An artist the table with jennifer luce
Jennifer Luce (born May 3, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is principal and founder of Luce et Studio Architects in La Jolla, California. Luce grew up in Canada and received her bachelor’s degree in architecture at Carleton University (1984). At Harvard University Graduate School of Design, she received her Master of Design Studies degree (1994). She lectures and speaks in the United States and Canada at universities, conferences, and symposia on the relationships between architecture and art and multidisciplinary practice ("Architectural Record" Innovation Conference, Salk Institute Lecture Series, NewSchool of Architecture and Design as keynote speaker, and for the AIA and AIGA, for example). Luce is dedicated to mentoring young architects and designers. She is an IAA (International Academy of Architects) Professor, and has the academic position of Lecturer at Stanford University, teaching architecture at the School of Engineering.
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- An artist the table with jennifer luce
- Firm
- Philosophy
- Awards and honors
- Major Projects
- Articles
- References
Firm
Luce was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in 2016 for her commitment to design excellence. Her studio, Luce et Studio Architects, a 25-year-old solo practice, is named "Luce et" for its collaborative studio–client design process. The firm has gained prominence for the design of creative work environments such as the award-winning automotive design studios for Nissan Design America in Farmington Hills, Michigan and La Jolla, California. Luce et Studio’s body of work includes museum commissions such as the redesign of the Mingei International Museum in San Diego's Balboa Park, as well as corporate and residential commissions, site-specific art, public art, landscape installations, and furniture design.
Philosophy
Luce’s approach to architecture is art-based and associative: Research and dialogue uncover correspondences between design concepts and other creative disciplines such as musical composition, scientific research, or the visual arts, for example. Luce is known for pairing a minimalist, industrial sensibility with unusual materials chosen for sensory impact. The studio’s signature design approach to doors as “transformations” is evident in completed residential projects and on a large scale in the Nissan building in Farmington Hills, with its 20-foot high stainless steel door on a pivot.
Awards and honors
Major Projects
Articles
Architecture as art makes for a constructive “Mix,” ‘’San Diego Union Tribune,’’ Robert Pincus, June 7, 2009 [1]
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego [2]
Ranch House Made Over: From Modest to Modernist, ‘’New York Times,’’ Fred Bernstein, Aug 23, 2007 [3]
Maximizing Creative Potential: Luce et’s Work Honored by AIA, ‘’The Daily Transcript,’’ San Diego, May 23, 2005
Automaker Design Structure: Out of sight ‘’Detroit Free Press,’’ May 12, 2005
Architecture & Carchitecture, ‘’New York Times,’’ Mar 24, 2005 [4]
“Nissan's Artful Surroundings: Luce et Studio design for the car company’s styling and design studios is big enough to accommodate the cars—and intimate enough for creative collaboration,” John Gendall, ‘’Business Week’’ online [5]
Luce-idity, Canadian Architect [6]