Archinect - Features 2024-05-04T15:30:11-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150234892/a-studio-visit-with-frederick-fisher-partners-as-they-embark-upon-the-next-phase-of-practice A Studio Visit With Frederick Fisher & Partners as They Embark Upon the Next Phase of Practice Antonio Pacheco 2020-12-17T09:30:00-05:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23154d1c713abec97807469a418e39e8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>For nearly 30 years, <a href="https://archinect.com/frederickfisherandpartners" target="_blank">Frederick Fisher and Partners</a> (FF&amp;P) has occupied an enviable position within contemporary architecture as a design practice that takes on diverse and adventurous clients in realms that include residences, artist studios, universities, and other cultural institutions and foundations.</p> <p>The Los Angeles and New York City-based practice was founded in 1981 by Frederick Fisher, the son of an architect who initially resisted pursuing a career in design himself but reconsidered after having read <em><a href="https://amzn.to/33bM6m1" target="_blank">Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture</a></em>. After attending architecture graduate school at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uclaaud" target="_blank">University of California, Los Angeles</a>, Fisher spent a few years working with <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150124055/an-interview-with-frank-gehry-who-turns-90-today-upon-receiving-the-neutra-award-for-professional-excellence" target="_blank">Frank Gehry</a> before launching his own practice. With the help of a skilled team, FF&amp;P has developed an evolving architectural perspective that fuses the practicality and comfort of domestic architecture with the raw and malleable nature of artist spaces, bringing material refinement, organizational flexibili...</p>