Affordable housing project in Santa Monica, California designed by Atelier Cory Henry which replaces a cluster of industrial buildings adjacent to the Metro line. The seven-story project has over 70 apartments, with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 450-900 square feet. (Photo: Courtesy Atelier Cory Henry)
Fitzgibbon Charrette Kickoff Lecture: Cory Henry
Cory Henry is the principal of the award-winning Los Angeles-based namesake atelier, Atelier Cory Henry. Henry’s approach to design integrates research and socially conscious ideals to create poetic contextually driven design solutions. His work ranges in scale and types, with projects spanning several continents. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK), has been recognized by NCARB as an emerging force in the field, and won the US National Emerging Architect OnOlive contemporary housing competition.
Henry is also accomplished in academia, currently serving as design critic at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and having been twice named KEA Distinguished Professor by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Prior to the GSD, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Syracuse University, the University of Maryland, Penn State University, and the University of Southern California.
He earned a Master of Architecture from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Drexel University.
This event is for Sam Fox School students, faculty, and staff.
About the Fitzgibbon Charrette
The annual Fitzgibbon Charrette is a one-day sketch problem open to all juniors and seniors in architecture.