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we go where we can find the light... in consideration for the 2010 glenn murcutt international master class admission

jeffrey a scherer, faia

the trick is to eliminate the blind spots

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey scherer, faia study/work: 1971: b.arch, university of arkansas, with honors 1971: intern architect with shadrach woods, berlin, germany (until 1973) 1973: master program, architectural association, teaching aid to charles jencks (left in 1974) 1973: intern architect with nicholas grimshaw, london, england (until 1977) 1977: adjunct faculty, university of minnesota, college of architecture (until 1998) 1977: architect, hodne / stageberg partners (until 1981) 1981: founded meyer, scherer & rockcastle, ltd. why: the process of creating architecture is, to me, the result of autonomous and unconscious thinking; an awareness of what is known and not known; a desire to reveal the embedded connections to the earth, middle ground and the sky; and the embodiment of sustainable beauty. spending time with the master class will help me in my continuous journey to be a better architect. thank you for considering me for this honor.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

carmel clay public library over the past 30 years, I have completed about 120 libraries for individuals, universities and cities.

I love working on them because they embody the best of our society: offering free access to materials that enable everyone, regardless of class.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

— Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

jeffrey a scherer, faia

hazelden treatment center mediation chapel this small non-denominational chapel is designed for individual meditation for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. the “light-wound� maintains external privacy while letting light penetrate deeply into the space.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

fayetteville, ar, usa public library this leed gold library features light harvesting, solar collectors, underground surface water storage, green roofs, all natural materials and state-of-art technology. it was designed after a series of 36 public community conversations centered on sustainability, design and siting.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

sharing, discussing and interactive play I believe in the value of discussion and interaction with the client and communtiy. in most of our public work, we value community input and spend considerable time mining the best ideas about place and function before we begin design work. this enables us to establish a common vocabulary and dig deeper into the real roots of the project. respect for the nonarchitects point of view is central to architects become better architects.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

las vegas, nv usa sahara west public library this library and art museum (designed with my garth rockcastle) is designed as an introverted oasis in a desert setting that is surrounded by truly awful developer architecture. through daylight harvesting, water management, interior “caves for reading� and cascading forms that frame distance views, patrons can escape the desolatedness of las vegas and enter and interior world of reading, thinking and contemplating.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

rancho mirage public library located in the desert near palm springs, ca. the library is designed to be operated with minimum electric lighting, has xeriscape landscaping and is organized around “light hinges� that frame views of distance mountains and create minioasis gardens.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

pre-paid legal services hq located on a mountain top south of oklahoma city, this office builing is designed to form a quiet courtyard which maximizes views, daylight access and reduces the thickness of the office bars. it also serves as a respite from the summer heat. the office bars are a maximum of 20 meters wide--allowing no one to be more than 10 meters from a window.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

jeffrey a scherer, faia

st cloud library located north of minneapolis, mn, usa, this library is designed to be opened during daylight hours with only a few electric lights. all water falling on the site is harvested. the design is based on two rotated half circles that rise and fall in opposite directions. this permits daylight to be evenly distributed throughout the day.

jeffrey a scherer, faia

college of media arts and design, drexel university, philadelphia, pa this new college is being placed in a robert venturi/denise scott brown building located on market street. true to their original decorated shed premise, the spaces will be carved into the frame to increase interaction and bring daylight into the depths of the building. jeffrey a scherer, faia