Presentation by Prof Louis Sauer

On May 6th we will have Prof Louis Sauer as a guest during our tutorial session (between 1:45-3:15). The following is an extract from his biography:

Louis (Lou) Sauer (aka Louis Edward. Sauer), FAIA grew up in Oak Park, Illinois amongst Frank Lloyd Wright's houses. He is a prolific architect and design theorist whose body of work, defined by a combination of design excellence and social engagement, has won over eighty awards and been published in more than 100 international books and magazines.

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Although there are not many American architects like Louis Sauer.....his working values seem to come directly from his American heritage: a commitment to pragmatic action, to building rather than talking about building; commitment to giving the people who use his buildings maximum freedom of choice in their daily lives; commitment to the unpredictable adventures of a pluralistic, free-wheeling capitalist society and commitment to serving the underprivileged members of that society as well.[2]

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As principal of Louis Sauer Associates, Architects, Philadelphia, his work in the period 1961-1979 specialized in a full range of 90 residential building types in differing contexts from central city urban infill, to suburban and rural areas and new town developments at Reston, Virginia and Columbia (Maryland).

Professor Sauer will be presenting on some of his projects. This is an unique opportunity to discuss with him your own topic for the semester. I suggest to have a look at Prof Sauer's work and be prepared with some questions.

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Beatriz C. Maturana
Architect, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne
http://beatriz-maturana.blogspot.com/