Edward Mazria
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Edward Mazria is an architect
, author and educator. After receiving his Bachelors of Architecture Degree from Pratt Institute
in 1963 he spent two years as an architect in the Peace Corps
in Arequipa, Perú. He later worked with the firm of Edward Larabee Barnes in New York before completing his Master’s Degree and beginning a teaching and research career at the University of New Mexico
in 1973. His architecture and renewable energy
research at both UNM and the University of Oregon
established his leadership in the field of resource conservation and passive heating, cooling and daylighting design. His design methodology, developed at that time and presented in The Passive Solar Energy Book, is currently in use worldwide. Since forming the architecture and planning firm Mazria Associates, Inc. in 1978, he has completed award winning architecture and planning projects from the day-lit Mt. Airy Public Library in North Carolina
to the Rio Grande Botanic Garden
Conservatory in New Mexico.
His buildings have been published in Architecture
, Progressive Architecture, Metropolis, Architectural Record
, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Digest
, Process, Kenchiku Bunka, Public Garden, Solar Today, Architecture Week, Texas Architect, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
to incorporate building design and the “Building Sector”. His research includes U.S. and global building sector analysis and greenhouse gas
mitigation strategies. He is the architect of both the AIA’s position statement and the U.S. Conference of Mayor
’s Resolution #50 adopting the “2030 Challenge” as a means of dramatically reducing building sector greenhouse gas emissions. His article, Blueprint for Disaster, outlines his strategy for addressing what he believes is today’s most pressing global challenge, climate change.
He is the founder of Architecture 2030
, an organization committed to protecting our global environment by using innovation and common sense to develop and quickly implement bold solutions to global warming. He currently speaks nationally and internationally on the subject of climate change and architecture and serves as a senior analyst for the Southwest Climate Council. He is also senior principal with the architecture and planning firm of Mazria Inc. in Santa Fe, NM.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, author and educator. After receiving his Bachelors of Architecture Degree from Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
in 1963 he spent two years as an architect in the Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
in Arequipa, Perú. He later worked with the firm of Edward Larabee Barnes in New York before completing his Master’s Degree and beginning a teaching and research career at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
in 1973. His architecture and renewable energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
research at both UNM and the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
established his leadership in the field of resource conservation and passive heating, cooling and daylighting design. His design methodology, developed at that time and presented in The Passive Solar Energy Book, is currently in use worldwide. Since forming the architecture and planning firm Mazria Associates, Inc. in 1978, he has completed award winning architecture and planning projects from the day-lit Mt. Airy Public Library in North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation...
to the Rio Grande Botanic Garden
Rio Grande Botanic Garden
The ABQ Biopark Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located located at 2601 Central Avenue NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, beside the Rio Grande. The garden showcases plants of the Southwest and other arid climates, and includes a conservatory, formal themed gardens, and a demonstration garden...
Conservatory in New Mexico.
Published work
His published material includes technical papers, articles for professional magazines, and a number of published works including the following:- The Passive Solar Energy Book, Rodale Press 1979
- It’s the Architecture Stupid!, Solar Today Magazine, May/June 2003
- Turning Down the Global Thermostat, Metropolis Magazine, October 2003
- Blueprint for Disaster, On Earth Magazine, Summer 2005
His buildings have been published in Architecture
Architecture (magazine)
Originally titled Journal of the American Institute of Architects from January 1944 through 1951, the magazine changed its name to The American Institute of Architects Journal. After publication of the AIA Journal ended in August 1976, then followed Architecture magazine...
, Progressive Architecture, Metropolis, Architectural Record
Architectural Record
Architectural Record is an American monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design, published by McGraw-Hill Construction in New York City. It is over 110 years old...
, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
, Process, Kenchiku Bunka, Public Garden, Solar Today, Architecture Week, Texas Architect, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Awards and honors
Mazria has lectured throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and has taught architecture at the University of New Mexico, University of Oregon, University of Colorado-Denver and UCLA. He is the recipient of:- American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design Awards
- AIAAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
Design Innovation Award - Design Futures CouncilDesign Futures CouncilThe Design Futures Council is an interdisciplinary network of design, product, and construction leaders exploring global trends, challenges, and opportunities to advance innovation and shape the future of the industry and environment...
Senior Fellow - Commercial Building Awards from the Department of Energy
- Landmark Designation Award from The Albuquerque Conservation Association
- Pioneer Award from the American Solar Energy SocietyAmerican Solar Energy SocietyThe American Solar Energy Society is an association of solar professionals and advocates in the United States. Founded in 1954, ASES is dedicated to inspiring an era of energy innovation and speeding the transition toward a sustainable energy economy...
- Outstanding Planning Award from the American Planning AssociationAmerican Planning AssociationThe American Planning Association is a professional organization representing the field of city and regional planning in the United States. The APA was formed in 1978 when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning...
Recent work
Most recently Mazria has reshaped the national and international dialogue on global warmingGlobal warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
to incorporate building design and the “Building Sector”. His research includes U.S. and global building sector analysis and greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
mitigation strategies. He is the architect of both the AIA’s position statement and the U.S. Conference of Mayor
United States Conference of Mayors
United States Conference of Mayors, sometimes referred to as the United States Council of Mayors, is the official non-partisan organization for cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayor or other chief elected official...
’s Resolution #50 adopting the “2030 Challenge” as a means of dramatically reducing building sector greenhouse gas emissions. His article, Blueprint for Disaster, outlines his strategy for addressing what he believes is today’s most pressing global challenge, climate change.
He is the founder of Architecture 2030
Architecture 2030
Architecture 2030 is a U.S. based, non-traditional and flexible environmental advocacy group focused on protecting the global environment by using innovation and common sense to develop, and quickly implement, bold solutions to global warming. The organization was founded by Edward Mazria in 2003...
, an organization committed to protecting our global environment by using innovation and common sense to develop and quickly implement bold solutions to global warming. He currently speaks nationally and internationally on the subject of climate change and architecture and serves as a senior analyst for the Southwest Climate Council. He is also senior principal with the architecture and planning firm of Mazria Inc. in Santa Fe, NM.
See also
- The 2030 Challenge
- The 2010 ImperativeThe 2010 ImperativeThe 2010 Imperative is an initiative issued by Architecture 2030 that requires ecological literacy, largely missing from the curriculum in the United States, to become a key element of design education by 2010, in order to combat global warming and world resource depletion.-The initiative:The 2010...
- Passive solar building designPassive solar building designIn passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer...
- Conservation (ethic)
- Design e2Design e2e2 is an eighteen part documentary-style PBS television series investigating sustainable living and green design from New York City to rural Mexico. It was narrated by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman...