A public lecture by Matthew Thompson
For the past 38 years, Matthew has been the public voice of Thacher & Thompson Architects, the most important firm in Santa Cruz County. He and Tom Thacher began working as residential developers and contractors in Santa Cruz in the early 1970's. They have designed many fine homes and non-residential developments over the years, but their greatest impact has been the design of several large buildings built in downtown Santa Cruz since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Matthew's talk will move beyond the historic context introduced in our first lecture to engage the issues of community design and neighborhood health. He will include an overview of the public-private approval process which began in 2003 and is poised to receive final county approval this year. He will explain new strategies for design-based implementation of large public projects and discuss the practical aspects of designing public spaces and places to work, shop and live in this new historic village.
Admission is free.
This event is presented by The Architects Association and Habitat for Humanity of Santa Cruz County, and sponsored by Barry Swenson Builder.