Insights: Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE
Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE
Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE, discusses his early influences, his British Education, his early exposure to civil engineering and his love for the environment, how decades of experience enabled him to subconsciously integrate form and function, and the gratific
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Chapters
- Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE
- A Literate Education
- Follow Your Curiosity
- Eventually One Becomes a Master
- Involvement and Delight
- Sampling of Projects
- Credits
Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE, has been practicing architecture, planning and civil, structural and design engineering since 1971. In 1984, he founded Gwynne Pugh AIA & Associates in 1984 with a determination to incorporate sustainable and urban design principles into architecture, and to integrate architecture into the fabric of our daily lives. In 2010, Pugh + Scarpa was awarded the AIA National Firm of the Year. Gwynne continues his active practice as Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio.
Widely seen as an expert in sustainable structural design and engineering, Gwynne has served as Chair of the Santa Monica Planning Commission, President of the Planning and Community Development Department of the California League of Cities, and Peer Review Consultant to the Getty Conservation Institute.
In this Insights interview, Gwynne Pugh, FAIA, ASCE, discusses what influenced him most early in his career, his highly literate British Education, his early exposure to civil engineering and his love for the environment, how decades of experience enabled him to subconsciously integrate form and function, and the gratification he receives when architecture transforms portions of people?s lives.