Dan Rockhill will present a lecture titled “Design and
Construction: Hand and Mind, The Work of Rockhill and Associates and Studio
804” at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E. Ninth St., in Little
Rock. A 5:30 p.m. reception will precede the lecture.
Rockhill is the JL Constant Distinguished Professor of
Architecture at the University of Kansas and executive director of Studio 804.
He and his students have recently completed four LEED Platinum buildings in
Kansas and two Passive Institute Certifications. They have received many
awards, including three American Institute of Architects Honor Awards, the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards Prize, Architecture
magazine’s “home of the year” and multiple awards from Residential Architect magazine.
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 area’s archetypal forms, Spartan aesthetics, frugal methods
and relationships to nature permeate the results. The firm has received
numerous awards, including Residential
Architect magazine’s Top Firm in 2006.
This lecture is part of the Art of Architecture Lecture
Series, sponsored by the Architecture and Design Network, with the support of
the Central Arkansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the
Arkansas Arts Center and the Fay Jones School of Architecture.
This event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact the arts center at 501-372-4000.