Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with LA Architect and Gehry Alumnus Edwin Chan

2017-05-30T18:13:00-04:00

This week, starting today, we are releasing a series of conversations, or "Mini-Sessions", with architects and designers in LA and Detroit, in partnership with the Los Angeles Design Festival. The festival will be taking place in Downtown LA from June 8 to 11th. First up is with Edwin Chan of the LA-based EC3. Edwin began his career, immediately after graduating in the mid-80’s from Harvard’s GSD program, at the office of Frank O. Gehry & Associates. While at Gehry’s office he worked as design partner on numerous iconic projects including the Vitra International Factory & Design Museum, Venice Gateway, Foundation Louis Vuitton, and the Guggenheim Bilbao. Since 2012 he has been working on projects at a variety of scales from his own office EC3 in Venice Beach. I spoke with him about this work, and as it relates to two cities that he’s currently active in - Los Angeles and Detroit.

If you’re able to attend the LA Design Festival, Edwin will be on a live panel, titled LAX >< DET, disc...

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Archinect LAX >< DET Mini Sessions; A Conversation with LA Architect and Gehry Alumnus Edwin Chan