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Joshua Aidlin & David Darling - Aidlin Darling Design

Architectural Record
Presented by Joshua Aidlin and David Darling

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the inspirational approach to design of Aidlin and Darling.
  2. Explain how Aidlin and Darling reached out to the local art community to elevate the AIA Center for Design project.
  3. Discuss the deliberate intention of incorporating biophilic design into the UVA Contemplative Sciences Center.
  4. List the ways that Aidlin and Darling believe the next wave of architects can be cultivated and encouraged to pursue a career in design.

Credits:

AIA
1 AIA LU/Elective
AIBD
1 AIBD P-CE
AAA
AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
AANB
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
AAPEI
AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour
MAA
MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
NLAA
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.
NSAA
This course can be self-reported to the NSAA
NWTAA
NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
OAA
OAA 1 Learning Hour
SAA
SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
 
This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia

In 1998, co-founders Joshua Aidlin and David Darling joined forces in a small woodshop studio crafting furniture. As that partnership grew, they took their approach to sensible and functional design to their work-a-day jobs as architects. Eventually joining forces and launching their own design firm, Aidlin Darling Design, in San Francisco, they found a way to take their ethos and approach to custom furniture design to large-scale projects. This podcast excavates the many layers and nuances Aidlin and Darling employ to integrate biophilic design, all the human senses, and sustainable design into high-profile projects. Their approach to each project is client and site-specific and includes open communication among clients, consultants, fabricators, and builders to achieve innovative, unexpected results. From projects like the AIA Center for Design in San Francisco, to the University of Virginia Contemplative Sciences Center, Aidlin and Darling practice an architecture of restraint that has a focus on nature, coupled with sensorial engagement of occupants.

Aidlin Darling Design

Photo courtesy of Aidlin Darling Design

AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design's ground floor storefront in the historic 1918 Hallidie Building


Prinz

Aaron Prinz is the host of the Design:ED Podcast and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was born and raised in the rural Northern California town of Red Bluff, just two hours south of the Oregon border. After one year of college, Prinz relocated to San Francisco to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. At age 26, he began studying architecture at Portland State University while interning at Studio Petretti Architecture led by Amanda Petretti. His professional contributions while at Studio Petretti were focused on a portion of the new Multnomah County Courthouse which is a prominent addition to the Portland skyline. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Roxanne where he continues to work as a designer.

 

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Originally published in June 2024

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