Doug Farr
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Douglas Lynn Farr is an American architect and urban planner.
Farr was born in Detroit, Michigan
and received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor, and later, his masters degree in architecture from Columbia University
.
In 1990, Farr founded Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, Inc., a sustainable architectural and planning firm in Chicago, Illinois. The firm has designed three of the four LEED
Platinum rated buildings in Chicago, including the Center for Neighborhood Technology
, Chicago Center for Green Technology and Christy Webber Landscapes.
The firm is in the construction phase for two other monumental projects in Chicago. The first is the conversion of the historic Homan Square Power House that supplied heat and electricity to the Sears, Roebuck and Company
headquarters, into a LEED Gold charter high school and community center. The other project is the LEED Platinum designed Yannell Zero Net Energy Residence, that will produce more energy than it consumes in a year.
Farr is on the board for the Congress for the New Urbanism, a member of the LEED Steering Committee and was the inaugural chair of the LEED for Neighborhood Development committee. He is the founder of the 2030 Communities Campaign that seeks to reduce vehicle miles traveled. He authored his first book in 2007: Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature.
The Chicago Center for Green Technology took home the American Institute of Architects
Top Ten COTE Award, Chicago Building Congress Merit Award and ASHRAE Award. In 2007, three Farr Associates projects earned the AIA Chicago Excellence in Architecture Sustainable Building Award.
Farr was born in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor, and later, his masters degree in architecture from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
In 1990, Farr founded Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, Inc., a sustainable architectural and planning firm in Chicago, Illinois. The firm has designed three of the four LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
Platinum rated buildings in Chicago, including the Center for Neighborhood Technology
Center for Neighborhood Technology
The Center for Neighborhood Technology is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, which is committed to sustainable development and livable urban communities. CNT, as an “innovations center for urban sustainability”, researches, invents, and tests urban strategies that use...
, Chicago Center for Green Technology and Christy Webber Landscapes.
The firm is in the construction phase for two other monumental projects in Chicago. The first is the conversion of the historic Homan Square Power House that supplied heat and electricity to the Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
headquarters, into a LEED Gold charter high school and community center. The other project is the LEED Platinum designed Yannell Zero Net Energy Residence, that will produce more energy than it consumes in a year.
Farr is on the board for the Congress for the New Urbanism, a member of the LEED Steering Committee and was the inaugural chair of the LEED for Neighborhood Development committee. He is the founder of the 2030 Communities Campaign that seeks to reduce vehicle miles traveled. He authored his first book in 2007: Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature.
The Chicago Center for Green Technology took home the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The 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...
Top Ten COTE Award, Chicago Building Congress Merit Award and ASHRAE Award. In 2007, three Farr Associates projects earned the AIA Chicago Excellence in Architecture Sustainable Building Award.
Further reading
- Farr, Douglas (2007). Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature. Hoboken: Wiley. ISBN 9780471777519
- Chicago MagazineRodkin, Dennis. "The Stalwart."Chicago Magazine April 2008: 93. Tribune Company.
- Concrete Thinker
- Grist.org
- Zwaniecki, Andrzej. "Sustainable Urbanism Responds to Market Needs." U.S. Department of State. May 21, 2008.