Design and Construction: Hand and Mind, the work of Rockhill and Associates and Studio 804

On November 10, 2010, DOM Showrooms and Valcucine, in conjunction with The Center for Architecture and The Architect’s Newspaper, will be welcoming Dan Rockhill to our flagship showroom in New York.

The evening will begin at 6pm, with a presentation by Rockhill at 7pm. A reception with a chance to speak to Rockhill will follow. 

Please check out our event website for details: http://www.domshowrooms.com/events/studio804/

Lecture: Design and Construction: Hand and Mind, the work of Rockhill and Associates and Studio 804

Dan Rockhill is the J L Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas and Executive Director of Studio 804. He and his students have recently completed three LEED Platinum buildings in Kansas; a sustainable prototype for tornado ravaged Greensburg, KS, and two LEED for Homes in Kansas City, KS. They have also completed their first Passive House Certification. Their other awards include three American Institute of Architect’s Honor Awards, two Wood Design Awards, along with Steel Design, Global Housing, Sustainable Design, National Affordable Housing, two time winner of the NCARB Prize,  two time winner of Architecture Magazine’s  “Home of the Year”  and multiple awards from Residential Architect for their modular houses in Kansas City. Their recent Greensburg project appeared in the Venice Architecture Biennale.

The work of the firm, Rockhill and Associates, is tightly bound to the natural milieu and culture of the Kansas region. In the spirit of regionalism, the areas archetypal forms, Spartan aesthetics, frugal methods, and relationship to nature permeate the results. Art unconsciously blossoms from the labor of the hand. They are the recipients of numerous awards, most recently; Residential Architect magazine’s Firm of the Year, one of Natural Home magazine’s Top Ten Green Architecture Firms, and Architecture magazine’s “Home of the Year.”

In all, the work has appeared in nearly two hundred international books and journals and was recognized for the 2006 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.

The book Designing and Building: Rockhill and Associates is available from Amazon.

Respective websites are: www.rockhillandassociates.com and www.studio804.com.