Archinect - Features2024-12-11T16:19:01-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/150156112/koningeizenberg-on-designing-with-the-sun
KoningEizenberg on Designing with the Sun Antonio Pacheco2019-09-02T09:00:00-04:00>2019-09-02T19:08:52-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82fa8177b11d713c778b737062d20ce7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>KoningEizenberg Architecture (KEA) was recently awarded the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/7347/hank-koning-julie-eizenberg-win-2019-australian-institute-of-architects-gold-medal" target="_blank">Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2019</a>, the country’s highest architectural honor. The Santa Monica, California-based office has a nearly four-decade-long track record of fusing thoughtful programming with formal pragmatism to create a hemisphere-spanning set of eye-catching projects that inspire both architects and laypeople alike. </p>
<p>We recently caught up with KEA’s founding principals, Julie Eizenberg and Hank Koning, to talk about the firm’s outsider roots, the need for collective action on climate change, and the importance of designing for the sun. </p>