A Studio Visit With Frederick Fisher & Partners as They Embark Upon the Next Phase of Practice

2020-12-17T09:30:00-05:00

For nearly 30 years, Frederick Fisher and Partners (FF&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.

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 Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. After attending architecture graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles, Fisher spent a few years working with Frank Gehry before launching his own practice. With the help of a skilled team, FF&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...

Building Trust as an Attentive Firm with Fleetwood Fernandez Architects

2019-06-05T12:00:00-04:00

Trust between an architecture firm and its clients is as important as it is difficult to foster. As the founders of Fleetwood Fernandez Architects can attest, one method of establishing trust is to keep their firm small, allowing their relationships with select clients to become familiar and consistent during the arduous process of building a piece of architecture together. Through their strong partnership, they have achieved some of the most striking buildings and interiors in the Los Angeles area, including a Santa Monica home for a construction magnate and an upscale donut shop in Del Mar.

For this week's Studio Snapshot, we spoke with Hunter Fleetwood and Mariapaz Fernandez of Fleetwood Fernandez Architects. We discussed the difficulties of the first year of running the office, imagining an ideal client as well as the pleasures and setbacks of remaining a small firm.

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A Studio Visit With Frederick Fisher & Partners as They Embark Upon the Next Phase of Practice

Building Trust as an Attentive Firm with Fleetwood Fernandez Architects