Archinect - Features 2024-05-22T23:34:44-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150156112/koningeizenberg-on-designing-with-the-sun KoningEizenberg on Designing with the Sun Antonio Pacheco 2019-09-02T09:00:00-04:00 >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&nbsp;the&nbsp;<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&rsquo;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.&nbsp;</p> <p>We recently caught up with KEA&rsquo;s founding principals,&nbsp;Julie Eizenberg and Hank Koning, to talk about the firm&rsquo;s outsider roots, the need for collective action on climate change, and the importance of designing for the sun. &nbsp;</p>