Last night the SBCC Design Club was honored to have four distinguished design professionals lecture and answer questions for students of SBCC . We heard from Architect Ellen Bildsten of Bildsten & Sherwin, Architect Mark Wienke, Landscape Architect Chris Gilliland of CommonGround , and Senior Interior Designer Stephen Didrick of SFA Design. We had a great turnout and our speakers were funny, insightful and inspiring. Thank you again everyone who came out to hear how we too can "make it."
I will be profiling the four designers and their firms over the next couple of days so check back to see what these guys have been up to.
First up, Ellen Bildsten of Bildsten + Sherwin
Architect Ellen Bildsten is the current president of the American Institute of Architects AIA Santa Barbara and founding partner of Bildsten + Sherwin Design Studio Inc. She has 1990 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from Cornell University, has been a licensed architect since 1995 and is LEED certified. She worked on the commercial revitalization of Old Town Pasadena for 4 years and while living in Berkeley, worked on large-scale institutional and commercial projects at ELS Architects. After moving to Santa Barbara in 1999, she worked on custom residential projects with Bob Easton Architects before establishing Bildsten + Sherwin Design Studio Inc., which focuses on architecture and landscape design. The firm approaches sustainability by emphasizing strong connections between the building and its surroundings. They design compact structures that compose space and light, connecting to outdoor areas for spacious outdoor living, creating essential balance with nature.
Bildsten and her partner Susan Sherwin (landscape designer) use a holistic approach to indoor and outdoor spaces emphasizing green design which is becoming a necessity in the architecture and design world. Bildsten intentionally keeps a small staff in order to be fully engaged in each project. Check out their work below:
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