Peterson was named the new Loeb Fellowship curator at the Harvard Graduate School... More
Interior designers join architects in committing to donating 1 percent of their services to nonprofits in need of professional assistance. More
Interior designers join architects in committing to donating 1 percent of their services to nonprofits in need of professional assistance. More
Designers explore new and old ways to make client presentations that are memorable and—better yet—successful. More
For someone who's experienced a serious natural disaster, an 8-by-12-foot shed can be a lifeline to normalcy. More
Public Architecture executive director John Cary is departing the San Francisco nonprofit, best known for its pro bono 1 percent program, after six and a half years. More
it's a bit of an odd story, really, it's not what you'd expect,' explains John Peterson, principal of Peterson Architects in San Francisco, and founder of Public Architecture, a nonprofit organization devoted to pro bono design work. He's talking about the origins of ScrapHouse (www.scraphouse.org), a 700-foot demonstration house constructed on Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall in June in conjunction with World Environment Day 2005, for which San Francisco served as host. One might think the project was conceived by a design professional, but in fact it is the idea of filmmaker Anna Fitch, as the basis for a documentary. More
Most of the time, John Peterson, AIA, projects a laid-back personality—the kind you'd expect him to have after 15 years in mellow San Francisco. But get him talking about a project that Public Architecture, the nonprofit he founded, is working on, and suddenly he can't talk quickly or enthusiastically enough. More
