The Architecture/Landscape/Interiors Department at OTIS College of Art and Design is pleased to announce a lecture by Nick Seierup, Principal | Design Director of Perkins+Will, Los Angeles, on Thursday, December 3, 2015.
The lecture will begin at 7:00pm in the Forum, Ground Floor, Kathleen Ahmanson Hall, Elaine and Bram Goldsmith Campus, OTIS College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90045.
The lecture and parking are free and open to the public. Call 310.665.6867 or email ArchitectureLandscapeInteriors@otis.edu for more information.
Nick Seierup, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, as a Principal and the Design Director of Perkins+Will, Los Angeles oversees a wide range of commissions throughout the world, including education, civic, mixed-use, research and healthcare typologies. Nick designs architecture that celebrates the modern public realm through his committed focus on the fundamental issues of community, context, and culture. Prior to joining Perkins+Will, Nick worked in the studio of Eric Owen Moss FAIA and was a partner with Steven Ehrlich FAIA for 6 years. His work has been recognized with over 100 design awards, including 70 from the American Institute of Architects. He has taught at UCLA, USC, SCI-ARC and Woodbury University, and studied at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and SCI-ARC, where he serves on the Board of Trustees.
Perkins+Will is an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm established in 1935 and founded on the belief that design has the power to transform lives and enhance communities. Each of the firm’s 24 offices focuses on local, regional, and global work in a variety of practice areas. The firm's 1,800 professionals are thought leaders in developing 21st century solutions to inspire the creation of spaces in which clients and their communities work, heal, live, and learn.
In 2015, Fast Company ranked Perkins+Will among “The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Architecture.”
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top left: San Jose State University Student Union, design by Perkins+Will, photograph – copyright James Steinkamp
top right: Nick Seierup
bottom: San Jose State University Student Union, design by Perkins+Will, photograph – copyright James Steinkamp
