In case you were wondering what I do when I am not blogging (which hasn't been for a month...sorry!). I find cool things for my Design Club to do. I am VP of the SBCC Design Club and I have secured the world famous Barry Berkus to come and speak to SBCC and UCSB students, and anyone else who wants to come on March 18th, 6pm at SBCC.
Barry A. Berkus, A.I.A., is the founder and President of B3 Architects and Berkus Design Studio, has remained on the forefront of residential design in this country and abroad for over forty years. Involved in a broad range of projects, including more than 600,000 residences, resort and master planned communities, urban infill, commercial and institutional projects, and custom homes, Berkus has promoted and advanced the role of architect as planner and designer of neighborhoods and communities, and has redefined living patterns in housing. The Berkus name has become synonymous with innovation, and Berkus teams have received more than 300 design and planning awards from regional, national and international competitions. Based in Santa Barbara, California, his design and planning practice has had offices in New York, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Miami, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.
He has been featured in USA Today, Money, Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, Art News , and Architectural Digest , which named him one of the world's 'top 100 architects' in 1991. Professional Builder honored him as the most innovative architect in the area of housing in the United States. In 1999, Builder magazine counted Berkus as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the past century of American housing, and the readers of Residential Architect selected Berkus as one of the ten most significant figures of 20th century residential architecture.
Barry Berkus's work can be seen on his websites:
