Laurinda Hope Spear

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Laurinda Hope Spear
Born23 August 1950 [1]
Rochester, MN, USA [1]
OccupationsArchitect, landscape architect and designer
Known for Arquitectonica and ArquitectonicaGEO

Laurinda Hope Spear, FAIA, ASLA, LEED AP (born 1950) [2] is an American architect and landscape architect based in Miami, Florida. [3] She is one of the founders of Arquitectonica, the international architecture, planning, and interior design firm, which formed in 1977. In 2005, in order to further explore sustainable design principles, she co-founded ArquitectonicaGEO (ArqGEO), a landscape architecture, master planning and urban design firm.

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Early life

Spear was born in 1950. In 1968 she graduated from Everglades School [4] and in 1972 received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brown University, [5] where she was later a trustee for six years. She received her Master of Architecture from Columbia University in 1975 and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Florida International University in 2006. [6] Spear was awarded the Rome Prize in Architecture in 1978. [7] In 1992, she was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. [7] In 1999, she was inducted into the Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame. [5]

Career

Spear co-founded Arquitectonica in 1977 with fellow architects Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Hervin Romney.[ citation needed ]

Spear made a contribution as an outside designer for The Modern Fan Company in 2000 before being released to the market in 2001. She brought her taste and creativity to their collection with the innovative glass fan, the "Whirlybird". [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Spear is married to Bernardo Fort Brescia. They live and work in Coconut Grove, Florida. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press, Inc. 2002. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  2. ↑ Fleming, John; Hugh Honour; Nikolaus Pevsner (2000). The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture: Fifth Edition. Penguin. p. 23. ISBN   978-0-14-051323-3.
  3. ↑ Bernstein, Fred (June 14, 2001). "Trade Secrets; Another Cooling Sound To Drown Out the Heat". The New York Times .
  4. ↑ Ransom-Everglades School. Alumni Directory 1981.
  5. 1 2 "Corporation of Brown University elects eight new trustees". Brown University News Service. 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Our People". Arquitectonica International Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  7. 1 2 James P. Cramer; Jennifer Evans Yankopolus (2005). Almanac of architecture and design. Greenway Communications. pp. 400–. ISBN   978-0-9675477-9-4 . Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Modern Fan Co. - Whirlybird". Wayback Machine. March 8, 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Modern Fan Co. - Whirlybird". Wayback Machine. November 25, 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Modern Fan Co. - Whirlybird Cut Sheet" (PDF). Wayback Machine. March 16, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ Leigh Brown, Patricia (October 25, 1990). "Having a Wonderful Time in Miami". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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