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Carrie Ann Foster, Principal Architect, Foster Design Farm
Foster Design Farm is a contemporary Architecture studio located in Philadelphia, led by Carrie Ann Foster—a licensed Architect with 12+ years of experience working closely with clients.
Carrie’s passion lies in integrating the old and the new. She excels at uncovering the beauty and value in an existing space and site while creating smart, efficient, and playful design solutions that look to the future.
Carrie holds a Master of Architecture degree from Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and a Bachelors in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Since her youth in rural California, Carrie has worked on a diverse range of projects, spanning both coasts. Her past work includes designing high-end residential and commercial spaces in New York and San Francisco, net-zero kit homes in the Silicon Valley, and a variety of residential, commercial, and public buildings throughout Philadelphia.
Foster Design Farm, Philadelphia, Principal Architect
Architecture, Interiors, Design, Branding
Acre Designs, Mountain View, CA, US, Residential Product Designer
Acre is a startup that blends backgrounds in construction, manufacturing, and various forms of design to completely re-imagine the American Home. Acre looks at housing like a product, and home building like a manufacturing process.
Manning Silverstein Architects PC, New York, NY, US, Project Designer / Project Manager
High end residential design.
Metcalfe Architecture & Design, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architectural Designer
Produced and managed design and contract document sets for institutional and educational projects.
Fishtank PHL LLC, Philadelphia, PA, US, Architectural Intern
Produced permit drawing sets for numerous local commerical and residential projects.
Worked closely with pricipals for design direction and developing construction details.
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Teachers Assistant
T.A. for Making & Meaning - The Foundation Program In Architecture
Assisted in-coming graduate students through design process and project understanding.
Prepared project briefs, materials, and schedule of activities, tours and lecture events.
Sally Swanson Architects, Inc., Junior Architectural Designer
Developed design & construction document sets including plans, sections, elevations & details for new 60,000 sf Elementary School.
Assisted facility assessment, programming & design direction for K-12 district master plans.
Produced marketing proposals & presentations for competitive architecture & planning projects.
Established new industry directions, new project leads and maintained client relations.
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), MArch, Architecture
Three and 1/2 year graduate architecture program.
Course studies included: applied studies, visual studies, cultural studies, and design studios - all in architectural design and theory.
Extra-curricular work included: installations, exhibitions, group projects, fabrication, research, and publishing.
University of California, Berkeley, Bachelors, Architecture
Four year Bachelors degree in Architecture from the College of Environmental Design
Course studies included: architecture and design studios, landscape design, city and regional planning, energy and environment management, drawing, fabrication, cultural studies, architectural history and theory
SCI-Arc End of Year Exhibition, Other
Exhibition of Selected Work
New National Library of the Czech Republic - DR-D Studio, Honorable Mention
International Design Competition
